3.0.0 4937 2023-01-11T13:26:14Z 2023-01-11T13:26:14Z House H HR 2014-06-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 4937.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution: The Congress shall have power to enact thislegislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, andamong the several states, and with the Indian tribes.[Page H5640]]]> hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-06-23T16:01:50Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-06-23T16:01:45Z 2014-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2014-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2014-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 N E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2014-06-23 True Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Public contracts and procurement Roads and highways Transportation costs Transportation programs funding Travel and tourism Water quality Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-06-23 Introduced in House 2014-07-31T14:32:48Z Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014 - Requires the head of a federal agency to: (1) implement in each of fiscal years 2014-2020 all of the recommendations of the agency's inspector general (IG) regarding wasteful and excessive spending, or duplicative programs causing wasteful and excessive spending, except for any recommendation that would violate an existing law; and (2) report to Congress on such implementation.

Prohibits an agency that fails to implement an IG recommendation in a timely manner from obligating funds for: (1) convention or seminar attendance and international or domestic travel by any politically-appointed official, or (2) any bonus or salary increase for such official.

Directs that such funds that are prohibited from being obligated and amounts saved by the implementation of IG recommendations be credited or transferred equally to: (1) the Highway Trust Fund, and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for capitalization grants for state water pollution control revolving funds under the Clean Water Act.

]]> Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014 Display Title Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To require the implementation of report recommendations by an inspector general regarding wasteful and excessive spending, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4937ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4937ih.xml 2014-06-23 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.