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GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

Introduced: April 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-356.
May 25, 2016
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 25, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 25, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record.

No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties.

Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO.

What's happening now September 21, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3011 Related bill Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016
  • HR 5690 Identical bill GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 7
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 13, 2016
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 24, 2016
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 24, 2016
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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 19, 2016
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 19, 2016
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 9, 2016
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 9, 2016
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2016
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2016
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2849: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2849/
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"S. 2849: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2849/.
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S. 2849, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2849/.
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