United States Code

31 U.S.C. § 1351

Reports on violations

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Bills that would change it 7

  • HR 8831 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 5220 Congressional Power of the Purse Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 5048 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 5314 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2921 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1203 Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

If an officer or employee of an executive agency or an officer or employee of the District of Columbia government violates section 1341(a) or 1342 of this title, the head of the agency or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken. A copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the President and Congress.
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