To require agencies to submit reports on outstanding recommendations in the annual budget justification submitted to Congress.
Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act or the GAO-IG Act
This bill requires each federal agency, in its annual budget justification, to include a report on: (1) each public recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that is classified as "open" or "closed, unimplemented"; (2) each public recommendation for corrective action from the agency's office of the inspector general (OIG) for which no final action has been taken; and (3) the implementation status of each such recommendation.
Each agency shall also provide a copy of this information to its OIG and to the GAO.
Became Public Law No: 115-414.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-823.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-823.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637.
Mr. Walker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6200-6201)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5415.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6200-6201)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6200-6201)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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