Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019

3.0.0 1608 2022-11-01T17:32:22Z 2022-11-01T17:32:22Z House HR 2019-03-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLAY:H.R. 1608.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States grants the Congress the power to enact thislaw.[Page H2585]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-13T14:43:09Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T15:03:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T15:03:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T15:03:10Z Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019 116 1220 S 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2019-03-13 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-03-12 13:38:24 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-03-12 13:38:21 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2667-2670) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2019-03-12 13:38:21 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2667-2670) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-12 13:26:51 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1608. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-03-12 13:26:50 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2667-2671) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-03-12 13:26:42 Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 hsbu00 Budget Committee 2019-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 2019-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Political parties and affiliation Government Operations and Politics

00 2019-03-07 Introduced in House 2020-03-25T20:50:40Z Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019

This bill revises provisions regarding federal advisory committees, including to (1) require designation of committee members as special government employees or representatives, (2) apply the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to subcommittees and subgroups, and (3) require publication of certain information about advisory committees.

The bill requires appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or campaign activity, unless required by federal statute. Each agency, prior to appointing members to an advisory committee, must solicit nominations for potential committee members. The agency shall solicit nominations at least once every two years.

The bill provides statutory authority for the designation of advisory committee members as special government employees (if they are appointed to exercise their individual best judgement) or representatives (if they are appointed to represent a nongovernment entity). Agencies may not designate committee members as representatives to avoid federal ethics rules.

Each agency shall make available on its website specified information about each of the agency's advisory committees, including membership, meeting minutes, and notices of future meetings. The General Services Administration must also publish this information.

The bill revises requirements for Advisory Committee Management Officers, including to require them to be senior officials with expertise in implementing FACA.

The Government Accountability Office shall report on agency compliance with FACA.

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53 2019-03-12 Passed House 2020-03-26T12:41:24Z Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019

The bill revises requirements for Advisory Committee Management Officers, including to require them to be senior officials with expertise in implementing FACA.

The Government Accountability Office shall report on agency compliance with FACA.

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Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019 Display Title Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019 Short Title(s) as Passed House Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019 H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019 Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1608rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr1608rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1608eh/xml/BILLS-116hr1608eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1608ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1608ih.xml 2019-03-13 Received in the Senate and 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.