HR 6628
116th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Defense spending
Department of Justice
District of Columbia
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
War and emergency powers
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
Introduced: April 28, 2020
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Apr 29, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Apr 28, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
This bill modifies the budget and appropriations process to establish various requirements for federal agencies, add several new disclosure and reporting requirements, and expand congressional oversight authorities.
Among other changes, the bill requires
- the Office of Management and Budget to release funding to agencies at least 90 days before the funding expires;
- certain presidential emergency declarations to expire within 30 days unless Congress approves the declaration;
- federal agencies to make various reports, documents, and legal opinions available to Congress and the public; and
- federal agencies to respond to certain Government Accountability Office requests within 20 days unless the request includes a different deadline.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.