3.0.0 1327 2023-01-11T13:35:46Z 2023-01-11T13:35:46Z House HR 2017-03-02 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 37 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:H.R. 1327.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The U.S. Constitution, including Article I, section 8[Page H1531]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-02T14:08:40Z American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2017 115 494 S 2017-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2017-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Emergency planning and evacuation Federally chartered organizations Government studies and investigations Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-03-02 Introduced in House 2017-04-07T17:59:25Z American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review: (1) the internal governance of the American National Red Cross (the corporation), and (2) any program or activity carried out by the corporation that is connected to national preparedness.

The bill grants the GAO: (1) access to, and the right to examine and copy, all records of the corporation that the GAO determines are relevant to such review; and (2) access to, and the right to interview, any employee, volunteer, agent, or member of the board of governors of the corporation whom the GAO believes has knowledge relevant to such review. The GAO may issue a subpoena and bring a civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to enforce such access.

]]> American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2017 Display Title American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To improve transparency regarding the activities of the American Red Cross, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1327ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1327ih.xml 2017-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign 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.