3.0.0 5652 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z House H HR 2014-09-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 5652.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to make all laws necessary and proper to carryout the powers of Congress.[Page H7891]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T13:18:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T13:18:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T13:17:50Z 2014-09-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2014-09-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 2014-09-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2014-09-18 True M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-09-18 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2014-09-18 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2014-09-18 True G000572 Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] Pete Gallego D TX P. 23 2014-09-18 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Currency Foreign property General Services Administration Government studies and investigations Public contracts and procurement Small business Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation of foreign income Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in House 2014-10-31T13:34:51Z Fiscal Responsibility Using Government Accountability Laws Act of 2014 or the FRUGAL Act - Requires the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to analyze the extent to which taxpayers are reporting existing foreign accounts and are circumventing or properly utilizing offshore voluntary disclosure initiatives and programs. Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to: (1) increase educational outreach concerning taxpayer offshore tax obligations, and (2) report to Congress on closing offshore tax loopholes and increasing revenue collection from offshore sources.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to include guidelines for federal agencies to use reverse auctions, an electronic auction in which offerors compete by submitting bids or revised bids for a contract, task, or delivery order until the award is made to the offeror with the lowest bid. States that the guidelines should ensure that reverse auctions uphold high quality standards and that small businesses can continue to participate in the procurement process.

Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to develop and implement a plan to reduce spending on coin inventory management.

]]> FRUGAL Act Display Title FRUGAL Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for fiscal responsibility by the Federal Government through the use of accountability laws. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FRUGAL Act Short Titles as Introduced Fiscal Responsibility Using Government Accountability Laws Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5652ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5652ih.xml 2014-09-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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.