3.0.0 17 2023-01-11T13:35:22Z 2023-01-11T13:35:22Z Senate S 2017-01-03 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-03T18:59:28Z GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 115 72 HR 2017-01-31 Signed by President. Identical bill CRS 2017-01-03 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-01-03 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 2017-01-03 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2017-01-04 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2017-01-04 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-01-04 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-01-04 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2017-01-04 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2017-01-04 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2017-01-10 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2017-01-10 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-01-17 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2017-01-17 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2017-01-17 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2017-01-17 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-01-17 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2017-01-17 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-01-17 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-01-17 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-01-17 False 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 2017-01-03 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-06T22:39:27Z GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017

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 2017 Display Title GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s17is/xml/BILLS-115s17is.xml 2017-01-03 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.