A bill to appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees and to require approval of high cost Government conferences and reporting regarding Government conferences.
Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses and Conferences Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for two years after the end of a fiscal year in which the Inspector General of the agency or the Comptroller General (GAO) makes a finding that conduct of the employee resulted in fraud, waste, abuse, or a violation of contracting requirements (adverse finding). Requires repayment of a bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made.
Prohibits an agency from sponsoring a conference that is expected to cost more than $200,000 without the agency head's approval.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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