S 3708
116th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Advisory bodies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Agency Accountability Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Agency Accountability Act
This bill establishes a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to evaluate the need for each agency or advisory committee.
The commission shall
- review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency or advisory committee at least once every six years;
- recommend whether each agency or advisory committee should be continued, abolished, or reorganized; and
- propose legislative language based on its recommendations for abolishing or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee.
When the commission is considering whether to recommend continuing, abolishing, or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee, the agency shall submit timely responses to a questionnaire provided by the commission, which shall include
- an explanation of why the functions of the agency or advisory committee continue to be necessary,
- what efficiencies taxpayers realize by the continued operation of the agency or advisory committee, and
- why the responsibilities of the agency or advisory committee cannot be better performed by the private sector or another agency or committee.
Legislation proposed by the commission shall be granted expedited consideration.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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