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S. 78 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

TRUE Accountability Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat

Sponsored by Lankford, James R-OK · 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat, 0 Republicans
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 129 words.

Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act or the TRUE Accountability Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to certain executive branch agencies for the development of internal control plans that are available for immediate use in future emergencies or crises. ( Internal control refers to a process that provides reasonable assurance of achieving effective and efficient operations, reliable financial reporting, and legal compliance.) This guidance must be in alignment with the Government Accountability Office reports entitled A Framework for Managing Improper Payments in Emergency Assistance Programs and A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs . Periodically, the agencies subject to this guidance must submit their internal control plan to OMB and OMB must submit such agency plans to Congress.

Context
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
4 of 251 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 604 words
Subjects
Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceGovernment information and archivesHealth programs administration and funding
Latest action
Jan 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]