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Agency Accountability Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1456| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2019
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (4)
David Perdue (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agency Accountability Act of 201 9 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the USPTO from a settlement. The bill also requires offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue for the purpose of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other laws. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.)
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Timeline
Mar 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-850
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-850
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • May 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 116-850: Agency Accountability Act of 2019
Budget deficits and national debtBudget processCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntellectual propertyUser charges and fees

Agency Accountability Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1456| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2019
Agency Accountability Act of 201 9 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the USPTO from a settlement. The bill also requires offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue for the purpose of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other laws. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.)
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Timeline
Mar 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-850
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-850
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • May 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (4)
David Perdue (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 116-850: Agency Accountability Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Budget deficits and national debtBudget processCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntellectual propertyUser charges and fees