HR 5415 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government studies and investigations

GAO-IG Act

Introduced: May 16, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 17, 2018

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

Jul 16, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637.

Jul 16, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 16, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6200-6201)

Jul 16, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6200-6201)

Jul 16, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5415.

Jul 16, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6200-6201)

Jul 16, 2018

Mr. Walker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 16, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-823.

May 23, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 23, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Mar 26, 2018

Introduced in House

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Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act or the GAO-IG Act

This bill requires each federal agency, in its annual budget justification, to include a report on: (1) each public recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that is classified as "open" or "closed, unimplemented"; (2) each public recommendation for corrective action from the agency's office of the inspector general (OIG) for which no final action has been taken; and (3) the implementation status of each such recommendation.

Each agency shall also provide a copy of this information to its OIG and to the GAO.

What's happening now July 17, 2018

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

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