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H.R. 4685 107th Congress House

Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to expand the types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements.

Introduced: May 8, 2002 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AuditingCongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public Finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-289.
Nov 7, 2002
Signed by President.
Oct 28, 2002
Presented to President.
Oct 18, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 17, 2002
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10777)
Oct 17, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10777)
Oct 8, 2002
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Oct 7, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2002
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7041)
Oct 7, 2002
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7041)
Oct 7, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4685.
Oct 7, 2002
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7041-7043)
Oct 7, 2002
Mr. Horn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 18, 2002
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 14, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 14, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
May 8, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 8, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 7, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-289.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 - Requires executive agencies that are not otherwise required to submit annual audited financial statements (excluding Government corporations) to submit such statements to Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (Allows the Director to waive such requirement for the first two fiscal years after enactment of this Act.)

Exempts agencies from preparing such a statement for any fiscal year for which the total amount of budget authority available to the agency is less than $25 million.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4685: Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4685/
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