3.0.0 1320 2023-01-11T13:18:56Z 2023-01-11T13:18:56Z House H HR 2009-03-05 111 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-07-27T16:13:28Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2009-06-04T22:28:54Z Markup by 2009-03-10T15:05:50Z Referred to 2009-03-05T15:02:46Z H. Rept. 111-135 2010-07-27 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2010-07-26 18:33:14 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2010-07-26 18:33:13 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - 124 (Roll no. 467). (text: CR H6017-6018) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 467 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll467.xml House 111 2010-07-26T22:33:13Z 2 2010-07-26 18:33:13 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - 124 (Roll no. 467).(text: CR H6017-6018) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 467 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll467.xml House 111 2010-07-26T22:33:13Z 2 2010-07-26 18:03:02 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6020-6021) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-07-26 17:00:57 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2010-07-26 16:48:22 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1320. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2010-07-26 16:48:21 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6017-6020) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-07-26 16:48:20 Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-06-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 68. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00068 2009-06-04 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-135. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-06-04 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-135. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-03-10 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 1. Committee 2009-03-10 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 N T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2009-03-05 True 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z H.R. 1320, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20525 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 10, 2009</p> 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z H.R. 1320, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20525 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 10, 2009 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Congressional oversight General Services Administration Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Office of Government Ethics Political parties and affiliation Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-03-05 Introduced in House 2009-03-25T20:38:05Z Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute. Directs each agency head to: (1) ensure that no individual who has a conflict of interest is appointed, with an exception; (2) require that each individual to be appointed inform the agency of any actual or potential conflict; and (3) ensure that advisory committee reports are the result of the committee's independent judgment.

Requires: (1) the public disclosure of any conflict of interest; (2) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate regulations defining "conflict of interest"; and (3) the Administrator of General Services to promulgate regulations to implement the Act.

Regards an individual who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government as a committee member if the individual regularly attends and participates in meetings.

Requires public disclosure of: (1) charters of advisory committees; (2) the process used to establish and appoint committee members; (3) specified information about current members; (4) each committee's decision-making process; (5) transcripts or recordings of meetings; (6) determinations to close meetings; and (7) notices of future meetings. Requires agency heads to make such information available electronically within a specified time frame. Authorizes an agency to withhold information that would be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Administrator to provide electronic access to such information on the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Internet site.

Requires the Comptroller General to review and report on agency compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

]]> 79 2009-06-04 Reported to House without amendment 2009-06-12T13:52:20Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute. Directs each agency head to: (1) ensure that no individual who has a conflict of interest is appointed unless the agency head determines that the need for the individual's services outweighs the potential impacts of the conflict; (2) require that each individual to be appointed inform the agency of any actual or potential conflict; and (3) ensure that advisory committee reports are the result of the committee's independent judgment.

Requires: (1) the public disclosure of any conflict of interest; (2) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate regulations defining "conflict of interest"; and (3) the Administrator of General Services to promulgate regulations to implement FACA.

Regards an individual who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government as a committee member if the individual regularly attends and participates in meetings, even if the individual does not have the right to vote.

Requires public disclosure of: (1) charters of advisory committees; (2) the process used to establish and appoint committee members; (3) specified information about current members; (4) each committee's decision-making process; (5) transcripts or recordings of meetings; (6) determinations to close meetings; and (7) notices of future meetings. Requires agency heads to make such information available on the agency's public Internet site within a specified time frame. Authorizes an agency to withhold information that would be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Administrator to provide electronic access to such information on the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Internet site.

Expands the information required to be disclosed about advisory committee charters.

Requires the Comptroller General to review and report on agency compliance with FACA.

]]> 36 2010-07-26 Passed House amended 2010-12-28T19:28:27Z Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute.

Directs the head of an agency, prior to appointing members to an advisory committee, to give interested persons an opportunity to suggest potential committee members. Directs the agency to: (1) include a request for comments in the required notice regarding establishment of the advisory committee; (2) provide a mechanism for interested persons to comment through the agency's official website; and (3) consider any comments submitted in selecting members.

Requires an individual appointed to an advisory committee who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government to be designated as: (1) a special government employee if the individual is providing advice based on the individual's expertise or experience; or (2) a representative if the individual is representing the views of an entity or entities outside of the federal government. Prohibits an agency from designating committee members as representatives to avoid subjecting them to federal ethics rules and requirements.

Requires the designated ethics official for each agency to: (1) determine whether each agency advisory committee member's designation is appropriate and to redesignate members if necessary; and (2) certify to the agency head that such determination has been made following the initial appointment of members and at the time a committee's charter is renewed (or, in the case of a committee with an indefinite charter, every two years).

Directs the agency head to: (1) inform each individual appointed to an agency advisory committee about whether the individual is appointed as a special government employee or as a representative, the differences between the two, and applicable ethics requirements; and (2) obtain a signed confirmation that each member received such information. Requires the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to provide guidance to agencies on such ethics requirements.

Directs the agency head to develop and implement strategies to minimize the need for written determinations regarding whether an employee's financial interest is likely to affect the integrity of the services which the government may expect from such employee.

Requires the Administrator of General Services to promulgate regulations to implement FACA.

(Sec. 3) Deems: (1) an individual who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government to be a member of an advisory committee if the individual regularly attends and participates in committee meetings, even if the individual does not have the right to vote; and (2) an advisory committee to be established by an agency or the President if it is formed, created, or organized under contract, other transactional authority, cooperative agreement, grant, or otherwise at the request or direction of an agency or the President.

(Sec. 4) Requires the head of an agency to which an advisory committee reports to make available on the agency's official public Internet site: (1) the committee's charter; (2) the process used to establish and appoint committee members; (3) specified information about current members, including special government employees for whom conflict of interest certifications were made; (4) information about any recusals from any meeting or other work of the committee; (5) a summary each committee's decision-making process; (6) transcripts or recordings of committee meetings; (7) determinations to close meetings; and (8) notices of future meetings. Requires the Administrator to provide electronic access to such information on the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Internet site. Expands the information required to be disclosed about advisory committee charters.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Comptroller General to review and report on agency compliance with FACA.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to specify the applicability of FACA provisions to trade advisory committees.

]]> Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2010 Display Title Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2010 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to House Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 H House Short Titles as Passed House Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2010 H House Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2010-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1320rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr1320rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2010-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1320eh/xml/BILLS-111hr1320eh.xml Reported in House 2009-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1320rh/xml/BILLS-111hr1320rh.xml Introduced in House 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1320ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1320ih.xml 2010-07-27 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.