3.0.0 2758 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z Senate S S 2004-07-22 108 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-23T00:43:26Z 2004-07-22 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8748-8749) IntroReferral 2004-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8747-8748) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000442 Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] PETER FITZGERALD R IL N Congress Accounting Architect of the Capitol Arts, Culture, Religion Auditing Botanical gardens Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Congressional Budget Office Congressional agencies Congressional reorganization Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets Federal libraries Finance and Financial Sector Financial statements Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork House of Representatives Legislation Library of Congress Police Public Lands and Natural Resources Senate Congress 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-11-16T20:00:09Z Legislative Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004 - Requires the Senate, House of Representatives, Library of Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Government Accountability Office, Government Printing Office, U.S. Botanic Garden, Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Police, and any congressional legislative branch entity not required by statute to have annual financial statements independently audited to each have a financial statement prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and have the statement independently audited, for the preceding calendar year covering all such entity's accounts and associated activities.

Requires the entities to report to appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the implementation of this Act, including whether the establishment of an office is necessary; and (2) recommendations, including legislative actions and amendments to this Act, if necessary, to effectively carry it out.

Sets forth requirements for the preparation and audit of the statements.

]]> Legislative Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004 Display Title Legislative Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for certain financial reporting requirements to apply to the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Legislative Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-22T04:00:00Z 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8748-8749) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.