S. 457, Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2005

3.0.0 457 2023-01-13T04:50:35Z 2023-01-13T04:50:35Z Senate S S 2005-02-18 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2006-05-19T15:48:11Z Markup by 2005-06-22T19:06:08Z Referred to 2005-02-18T16:13:44Z 2006-06-06 20:23:44 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-06 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2006-06-06 20:03:17 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-06 Senate Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5514) Floor 2006-06-06 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5514) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-06 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5513-5514; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5513-5514) Floor 2006-05-19 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438. Calendars 2006-05-19 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with amendments. Without written report. Committee 2006-05-19 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with amendments. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2005-06-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2005-02-18 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-02-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1718-1719) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-02-18 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-06-28 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2005-07-19 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-07-25 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2006-05-24 False 2005-08-12T04:00:00Z S. 457, Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17104 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 22, 2005</p> 2005-08-12T04:00:00Z S. 457, Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17104 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 22, 2005 Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Bank records Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer discounts Cost control Credit cards Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government spending reductions Law Office of Management and Budget Waste in government spending Government Operations and Politics

00 2005-02-18 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-25T22:49:00Z Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2005 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines to assist executive agencies in improving the management of the use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card for making micropurchases.

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01 2006-05-19 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2006-06-09T17:16:47Z Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidelines to assist executive agencies in improving the management of the use of the governmentwide commercial purchase card for making micropurchases.

Requires the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to continue efforts to improve reporting by financial institutions that issue such a card so that GSA has the data needed to: (1) identify opportunities for achieving savings; and (2) actively pursue point-of-sale discounts with major vendors accepting it so that any federal government purchaser using it can benefit from such discounts.

Requires the senior procurement executive for each executive agency, as directed by OMB, to report periodically to OMB on the actions taken in the agency pursuant to the guidelines.

Requires OMB to report annually to specified congressional committees on the progress made in: (1) improving management of the use of the purchase card; and (2) achieving certain savings in micropurchases made with it.

Requires GSA, in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Financial Management Service, to develop procedures to subject to the Federal Payment Levy program any purchase card payments to federal contractors.

Requires GSA to report annually to specified congressional committees on all first class and business class travel by executive agency employees undertaken at federal expense.

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35 2006-06-06 Passed Senate amended 2006-06-09T17:15:56Z Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidelines to assist executive agencies in improving the management of the use of the governmentwide commercial purchase card for making micropurchases.

Requires such guidelines to cover an analysis of purchase card expenditures to identify opportunities for achieving and accurately measuring: (1) fair participation of small business concerns in micro-purchases, consistent with the national policy on small business participation in federal procurements set forth in the Small Business Act; and (2) dissemination of best practices for participation of small business concerns in micro-purchases.

Requires the senior procurement executive for each executive agency, as directed by OMB, to report periodically to OMB on the actions taken in the agency pursuant to the guidelines.

Requires GSA to report annually to specified congressional committees on all first class and business class travel by executive agency employees undertaken at federal expense.

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Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 Display Title Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of micropurchases made with Governmentwide commercial purchase cards, and for other purposes. 4191 109 SAMDT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines identifying opportunities for achieving and accurately measuring fair participation of small business concerns in micro-purchases. 2021-08-16T03:16:09Z 2006-06-06 Amendment SA 4191 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 4191 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/109th-congress/senate-amendment/4191 S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2006-06-06T04:00:00Z 2006-06-06T04:00:00Z Senate 109 S Senate S 457 Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act of 2006 2023-01-13T04:50:35Z 6 2006-06-06 0 Senate Amendment SA 4191 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2006-06-06 0 Senate Amendment SA 4191 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Snowe. (consideration: CR S5514; text: CR S5514) To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines identifying opportunities for achieving and accurately measuring fair participation of small business concerns in micro-purchases. Floor 2006-06-06 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4191 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Snowe.(consideration: CR S5514; text: CR S5514) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-06 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4191 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-06 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2006-06-06T04:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2006-05-19T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2005-02-18T05:00:00Z 2006-06-06 Held at the desk. 20:23:44 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.