3.0.0 2849 2023-01-11T13:33:07Z 2023-01-11T13:33:07Z Senate S 2016-04-25 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-09-21T20:40:51Z Markup by 2016-05-25T14:00:00Z Referred to 2016-04-25T22:36:48Z S. Rept. 114-356 GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 114 5690 HR 2016-09-22 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640. Identical bill CRS Related bill House Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 114 3011 S 2016-06-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505. Related bill CRS 2016-09-21 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. Calendars 2016-09-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-356. Committee 2016-09-21 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-356. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2016-05-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2016-04-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2016-04-25 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2016-04-28 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2016-04-28 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2016-04-28 False J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2016-04-28 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-04-28 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2016-05-09 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2016-05-09 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2016-05-09 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-05-12 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2016-05-12 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2016-05-19 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2016-05-19 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-05-19 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2016-05-24 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2016-05-24 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2016-05-24 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2016-09-13 False 2016-06-28T11:58:00Z S. 2849, GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51728 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 25, 2016 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional agencies Congressional oversight Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-18T12:53:45Z GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record.

No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties.

Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO.

]]> 80 2016-09-21 Reported to Senate without amendment 2016-10-25T20:10:18Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record.

No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties.

Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO.

]]> GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 Display Title GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Reported to Senate GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 S Senate Short Titles as Introduced GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 Reported to Senate 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2849rs/xml/BILLS-114s2849rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2849is/xml/BILLS-114s2849is.xml 2016-09-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. 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.