3.0.0 2646 2023-01-11T13:16:47Z 2023-01-11T13:16:47Z House H HR 2009-06-02 111 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-01-20T15:36:23Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Discharged from 2009-12-19T17:02:55Z Referred to 2009-12-19T17:02:54Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2009-12-19T17:02:53Z Markup by 2009-06-04T13:23:31Z Referred to 2009-06-02T18:00:49Z H. Rept. 111-387 Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2010 111 2991 S 2010-11-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2010-01-20 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 2010-01-13 12:55:58 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2010-01-13 12:55:57 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H65-66) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2010-01-13 12:55:57 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H65-66) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2010-01-13 12:43:50 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2646. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2010-01-13 12:43:49 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H65-67) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-01-13 12:43:48 Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-12-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00224 2009-12-19 Committee on Financial Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-12-19 Committee on Financial Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-12-19 Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Financial Services for a period ending not later than Dec. 19, 2009 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(g), rule X. IntroReferral H11200 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-12-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 111-387, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-12-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 111-387, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-06-04 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2009-06-04 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-06-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-06-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 N 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z H.R. 2646, Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20781 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 4, 2009</p> 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z H.R. 2646, Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20781 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 4, 2009 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional agencies Congressional oversight Evidence and witnesses Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-06-02 Introduced in House 2009-06-09T19:25:49Z Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; and (2) make and retain copies of agency records and interview federal agency officers and employees. Requires the Comptroller General's express consent for other Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees to administer oaths to witnesses in matters other than auditing and settling accounts.

Requires agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to Comptroller General recommendations to be submitted to the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity and to GAO.

]]> 81 2010-01-13 Passed House without amendment 2010-01-14T23:19:26Z Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; and (2) make and retain copies of agency records and interview federal agency officers and employees.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Comptroller General's express consent for other Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees to administer oaths to witnesses in matters other than auditing and settling accounts.

(Sec. 4) Requires agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to Comptroller General recommendations to be submitted to the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity and to GAO.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Comptroller General, for five years following enactment of this Act, to conduct reviews, including on-site examinations, of credit facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any federal reserve bank, and of the establishment of such facilities, in: (1) carrying out any action or function approved by the Board under provisions authorizing a federal reserve bank to discount for any individual, partnership, or corporation, notes, drafts, and bills of exchange when they are endorsed or otherwise secured to the satisfaction of the bank; or (2) in providing temporary assistance to private institutions as the lender of last resort. Lists as credit facilities to which this section applies: (1) the Money Market Investor Funding Facility; (2) the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility; (3) the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility; (4) the Term Auction Facility; (5) the Primary Dealer Credit Facility; (6) the Commercial Paper Funding Facility; (7) the Term Securities Lending Facility, including the Term Securities Lending Facility Options Program; (8) the Revolving Credit Facility; (9) reciprocal currency arrangements with foreign central banks; (10) the Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Program, as well as the purchase of debt obligations from a government sponsored enterprise; and (11) any special purpose vehicle through which any such credit facility conducts any activity or lending. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress within 90 days of each review's completion.

Provides for access by the Comptroller General to all records and property used by any such credit facility established by an agency. Directs the Comptroller General to prevent unauthorized access to records or property of or used by any such credit facility.

]]> Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2010 Display Title Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 31, United States Code, to enhance the oversight authorities of the Comptroller General, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Passed House Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2010 H House Referred in Senate 2010-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2646rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr2646rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2010-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2646eh/xml/BILLS-111hr2646eh.xml Reported in House 2009-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2646rh/xml/BILLS-111hr2646rh.xml Introduced in House 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2646ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2646ih.xml 2010-01-20 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.