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Accountability in Government Act of 2006

Introduced: May 9, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 9, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accountability in Government Act of 2006 - Prohibits a federal agency head from continuing in office without reappointment by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, in any case in which the Comptroller General's annual report under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 states that the agency is not in substantial compliance with federal financial management systems requirements, applicable accounting standards, and the U.S. Government Standard Ledger at the transaction level.

What's happening now May 9, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Independent 1
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jun 19, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Jun 19, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 19, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· Jun 13, 2006
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 25, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 24, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 24, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 24, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· May 24, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 10, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5315: Accountability in Government Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5315/
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"H.R. 5315: Accountability in Government Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5315/.
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H.R. 5315, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5315/.
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