GAO-IG Act became law 364 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 138 words.
Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act or the GAO-IG Act This bill requires each federal agency (including each legislative branch agency), in its annual budget justification, to include a report on (1) each public recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that is designated as "open" or "closed, unimplemented" for a period of at least one year preceding the date on which such justification is submitted; (2) each public recommendation for corrective action from the agency's office of the inspector general (OIG) that was published at least one year before the justification is submitted for which no final action was taken; and (3) the implementation status of each such recommendation. Each agency shall also provide a copy of this information to its OIG and to the GAO. The deadline for submission to Congress of agency statements is extended.
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 238 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 869 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government studies and investigations
- Latest action
- Jan 3, 2019: Became Public Law No: 115-414.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 115th H.R. 5415 GAO-IG Act R · Passed one chamber