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A bill to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information.

USA115th CongressS-17| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2017
Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (18)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John McCain (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-72: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityCongressional agenciesCongressional oversightGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations

A bill to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information.

USA115th CongressS-17| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2017
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.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (18)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John McCain (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-72: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityCongressional agenciesCongressional oversightGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations