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HR 4631 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

GSA Act of 2012

Introduced: April 25, 2012 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 11, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 11, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5776-5777)
Sep 11, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5776-5777)
Sep 11, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4631.
Sep 11, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5776-5778)
Sep 11, 2012
Mr. Walsh (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 11, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.
Sep 11, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-664.
Jun 27, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 27, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 25, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012 or the GSA Act of 2012 - Requires each federal agency to post on its public website detailed information on employee presentations at conferences, including: (1) the prepared text of any verbal presentation; and (2) any visual, digital, video, or audio materials presented, including photographs, slides, and audio-visual recordings.

Limits to $500,000 the amount that any agency may spend to support a single conference. Allows an agency head to waive such limitation for a specific conference after making a determination that a higher expenditure is justified as the most cost-effective option to achieve a compelling purpose.

Prohibits an agency from paying the travel expenses for more than 50 employees stationed in the United States to attend any international conference, unless the Secretary of State determines that attendance of such employees is in the national interest.

Requires each agency to post on its public website quarterly reports on each conference for which the agency paid travel expenses during the preceding three months.

Limits agency travel expenses for FY2013-FY2017 to 70% of the aggregate amount of such expenses for FY2010. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish guidelines for determining what expenses constitute travel expenses for purposes of the ceiling imposed on such expenses. Exempts from such limitation military travel expenses.

What's happening now September 12, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.