3.0.0 1181 2022-11-01T16:17:46Z 2022-11-01T16:17:46Z House HR 2019-02-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BUSTOS:H.R. 1181.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H1584]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-13T15:00:36Z 2019-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-02-13 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2019-02-13 True R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2019-02-13 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-02-13 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-02-13 True S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 2019-02-13 True A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2019-02-13 True W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-02-13 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-02-13 True M001208 Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] Lucy McBath D GA 6 2019-02-13 True C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2019-02-13 True M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2019-02-13 True L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-02-13 True S001211 Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] Greg Stanton D AZ 9 2019-02-13 True D000629 Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] Sharice Davids D KS 3 2019-02-13 True H001087 Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] Katie Hill D CA 25 2019-02-13 True T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2019-02-13 True C001119 Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] Angie Craig D MN 2 2019-02-13 True O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2019-02-13 True C001121 Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] Jason Crow D CO 6 2019-02-13 True W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2019-02-14 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2019-02-14 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 2 2019-02-26 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Employee hiring Federal officials Government buildings, facilities, and property Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-13 Introduced in House 2019-09-20T15:18:03Z Reining in Irresponsible Decorating Expenses Act

This bill requires certain federal employees to notify Congress at least 30 days before spending more than $5,000 to furnish or redecorate their offices. The bill applies to individuals who are (1) the head of a federal agency, or (2) occupy a position in the federal government that requires confirmation by the Senate.

The notice must include (1) a justification and explanation for the expenditure, and (2) an overview of the current state of agency affairs. Individuals who fail to comply with the notice requirement must repay the Treasury for the expenditures that exceed $5,000.

]]> Reining in Irresponsible Decorating Expenses Act Display Title Reining in Irresponsible Decorating Expenses Act Official Title as Introduced To require certain individuals employed by the Federal Government to give 30 days written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for certain obligations or expenditures over $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such individual, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Reining in Irresponsible Decorating Expenses Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1181ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1181ih.xml 2019-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.