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A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to locate and recover certain assets of the United States Government.

USA115th CongressS-1329| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2017
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (1)
Joe Manchin (Independent)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
REcovering and COllecting Unclaimed federal Property Act of 2017 or the RECOUP Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to: (1) locate and recover assets of the U.S. government on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency; and (2) retain a portion of the amounts recovered to cover the administrative and operational costs of Treasury for locating and recovering the assets. Any savings from carrying out this bill must be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction.
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Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • June 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Economics and Public Finance

Budget deficits and national debtDebt collectionExecutive agency funding and structure

A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to locate and recover certain assets of the United States Government.

USA115th CongressS-1329| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2017
REcovering and COllecting Unclaimed federal Property Act of 2017 or the RECOUP Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to: (1) locate and recover assets of the U.S. government on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency; and (2) retain a portion of the amounts recovered to cover the administrative and operational costs of Treasury for locating and recovering the assets. Any savings from carrying out this bill must be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction.
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Timeline
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • June 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (1)
Joe Manchin (Independent)

Finance Committee

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Budget deficits and national debtDebt collectionExecutive agency funding and structure