US HB5499 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 96-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Agency Accountability Act of 2016 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction. The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.) The requirements of the bill do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the USPTO must submit annually to Congress a report describing any fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement collected by the USPTO during the previous year.
Title
Agency Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Rules |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Budget |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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. |
| 2016-06-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Intellectual property
User charges and fees
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economics and public finance
Executive agency funding and structure
Intellectual property
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5499/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5499/BILLS-114hr5499ih.pdf |
