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S 4128 — Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.

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What changed in the latest version

32 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment removes the initial sections that included a short title and provisions related to the Government Accountability Office's unimplemented priority recommendations. It consolidates the focus on consolidating the reporting of these recommendations by topic and the time they have remained unimplemented. This change streamlines the reporting process and enhances public access to information, allowing for greater transparency in governmental accountability efforts.

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4128 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
4128 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
4128 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.
566 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
4128 [Report No.
117-213] To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 28, 2022 Reported by Mr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Peters, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE UNIMPLEMENTED PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED> The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to committees of Congress--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation;</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2);
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, as applicable.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
and (4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, as applicable.
and (4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable.
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Calendar No.
566 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
4128 [Report No.
117-213] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 28, 2022 Reported with an amendment
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Action History

  1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-213.

  2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-213.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.

  4. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Introduced in Senate

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Who sponsors S 4128?
S 4128 is sponsored by Portman, Rob (Republican).
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