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GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 3, 2017
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GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017

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 January 3, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 72 Identical bill GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 8
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 17, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 17, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 17, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 17, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 17, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 17, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 17, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 4, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 4, 2017
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 4, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 17: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-17/
MLA
"S. 17: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-17/.
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S. 17, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-17/.
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[S. 17: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-17/)
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