US Congress Senate Bill 2849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-6)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-21 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record. No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties. Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO.

GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-21	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
2016-09-21	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-356.
2016-05-25	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2016-04-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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/senate-bill/2849/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2849/BILLS-114s2849is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2849/BILLS-114s2849rs.pdf