US SB1456 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the USPTO from a settlement. The bill also requires offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue for the purpose of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other laws. (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.)
Title
Agency Accountability Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] |
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB850 (Related) 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economics and public finance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intellectual property
User charges and fees
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Economics and public finance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intellectual property
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1456/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1456/BILLS-116s1456is.pdf |