HCONRES 8
115th Congress
House
Congress
Accounting and auditing
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government studies and investigations
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Requires both chambers of Congress to assemble annually in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General on the Government Accountability Office's audited financial statement of the accounts and associated activities of the executive branch, together with an analysis of the financial position and condition of the federal government.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
83
R
Smucker, Lloyd
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
D
McCollum, Betty
Russell, Steve
Walters, Mimi
R
Thompson, Glenn
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Latta, Robert E.
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Smith, Adam
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
R
Marshall, Roger
D
Keating, William R.
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Larson, John B.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Thompson, Mike
R
Bacon, Don
R
Barr, Andy
D
Rosen, Jacky
CULBERSON, JOHN
D
Meng, Grace
Graves, Tom
Harper, Gregg
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Himes, James A.
D
Soto, Darren
D
Correa, J. Luis
R
Rouzer, David
D
Bera, Ami
Walker, Mark
Lewis, Jason
R
Mast, Brian J.
D
Welch, Peter
R
Banks, Jim
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Holding, George
Poliquin, Bruce
R
Cole, Tom
R
Kelly, Mike
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Curbelo, Carlos
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 8: Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-8/
"H. Con. Res. 8: Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-8/.
H. Con. Res. 8, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-8/.
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