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Agency Accountability Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2368| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2023
Gary J. Palmer

Gary J. Palmer

Republican Representative

Alabama

Rules Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agency Accountability Act of 2023 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, or insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The Department of Commerce and the PTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the PTO 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-850
Agency Accountability Act of 2019
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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.
May 3, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1431
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-850
    Agency Accountability Act of 2019


  • March 29, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 29, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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.


  • May 3, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1431
    Introduced in Senate

Economics and Public Finance

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 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2368| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2023
Agency Accountability Act of 2023 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, or insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The Department of Commerce and the PTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the PTO 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-850
Agency Accountability Act of 2019
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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.
May 3, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1431
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-850
    Agency Accountability Act of 2019


  • March 29, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 29, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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.


  • May 3, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1431
    Introduced in Senate
Gary J. Palmer

Gary J. Palmer

Republican Representative

Alabama

Rules Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Budget Committee

Economics and Public Finance

  • 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