Agency Accountability Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- 2019-01-29Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
- 2019-01-29Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
- 2019-01-29Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
- 2019-01-29Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
- 2019-01-29Introduced in House
- 2019-01-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-29 (00)
Agency Accountability Act of 2019
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 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.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- KEVIN BRADY (R-TX)
- Mo Brooks (R-AL)
- Ken Buck (R-CO)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Subjects
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Intellectual property
- User charges and fees
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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