US Congress House Bill 4904 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-11)
Status: Passed on July 29 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-29 - Became Public Law No: 114-210. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

MEGABYTE Act of 2016 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall: (1) require the CIO of each agency to establish a comprehensive inventory of software licenses; (2) track and maintain such licenses; (3) analyze software usage to make cost-effective decisions; (4) provide software license management training; (5) establish goals and objectives of the agency's software license management program; and (6) consider the software license management life cycle phases to implement effective decision making and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics. The CIO of each executive agency must report to the OMB, beginning in the first fiscal year after this Act's enactment and in each of the following five fiscal years, on the savings from improved software license management.

MEGABYTE Act of 2016 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]
Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]

2016-06-07 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 366 N: 0 NV: 67 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-29	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-210. (TXT | PDF)
2016-07-29	Senate	Signed by President.
2016-07-19	Senate	Presented to President.
2016-07-15	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-07-14	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2016-07-14	Senate	Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5126)
2016-06-08	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2016-06-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-06-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 0 (Roll no. 271). (text: CR H3480)
2016-06-07	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3492)
2016-06-07	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-06-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4904.
2016-06-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3480-3482)
2016-06-07	House	Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-05-23	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.
2016-05-23	House	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-587.
2016-04-14	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-04-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-04-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2016-04-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2340 (Related) 2016-07-08 - Held at the desk.
SB3011 (Related) 2016-06-06 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4904/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4904/BILLS-114hr4904ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4904/BILLS-114hr4904rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4904/BILLS-114hr4904eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4904/BILLS-114hr4904enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016271