HR 283 113th Congress House

ACCOUNT Act

Official title: To require the approval by the head of an agency for any conference costing more than $25,000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2013 Introduced by: Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesTransportation costs

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Jan 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jan 15, 2013

Introduced in House

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Latest action January 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agency Conferences and Conventions Operating Under Necessary Transparency Act of 2013 or the ACCOUNT Act - Requires the head of a federal agency to: (1) approve in writing any conference costing more than $25,000, (2) approve such a conference only upon determining that it is necessary to the core mission of the agency, and (3) publish a summary on the agency website of the conference that includes the purpose and total cost of the conference and the cost per employee that attended the conference. Excludes conferences held entirely at a government facility.

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