SHAM Act

Statement of Harm to the American Majority Act or the SHAM Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of the use of funds and loss of productivity relating to the impeachment and trial of President Donald Trump.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5769 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5769

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 
audit relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, 
                    President of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2020

Mr. Byrne (for himself, Mr. Gooden, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Posey, Mr. Baird, 
 Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cline, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Budd, Mr. Allen, 
Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Norman, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Riggleman, 
   Mr. Banks, Mr. Walker, Mr. Williams, Mr. Spano, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
    Abraham, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Johnson of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Meadows, Mr. David P. Roe of 
 Tennessee, and Mr. Brooks of Alabama) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 
audit relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, 
                    President of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Statement of Harm to the American 
Majority Act'' or the ``SHAM Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO AUDIT OF THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND TRIAL OF DONALD J. 
              TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an audit of the use of funds and loss of productivity relating 
to the impeachment inquiry and trial of Donald J. Trump, President of 
the United States.
    (b) Elements of Audit.--In carrying out the audit required under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall--
            (1) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (including time 
        individual employees spent on impeachment related matters 
        represented as a percentage of their salary), and loss of 
        productivity of the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Committee 
        on Financial Services, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
        the House Committee on Judiciary, the House Committee on 
        Oversight and Reform, the House Committee on Ways and Means, 
        and any other committees of the House of Representatives and 
        the Senate involved in the impeachment inquiry or trial;
            (2) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (including time 
        individual employees spent on impeachment related matters 
        represented as a percentage of their salary), and loss of 
        productivity of the Office of the Speaker of the House, the 
        Office of the House Majority Leader, the Office of the House 
        Minority Leader, the Office of the House Majority Whip, the 
        Office of the House Minority Whip, the Office of the Senate 
        Majority Leader, the Office of the Senate Minority Leader, and 
        any other House or Senate leadership offices or support offices 
        involved in the inquiry or trial;
            (3) examine the costs, time spent, and expenses (including 
        time individual employees spent on impeachment related matters 
        represented as a percentage of their salary) for floor 
        operations relating to the impeachment inquiry and trial for 
        the House of Representatives and Senate;
            (4) examine the costs, time spent, and expenses (including 
        time individual employees spent on impeachment related matters 
        represented as a percentage of their salary) of Senators and 
        members of the House and their personal office staff relating 
        to the impeachment inquiry and trial; and
            (5) examine the costs, time spent, expenses (including time 
        individual employees spent on impeachment related matters 
        represented as a percentage of their salary), and loss of 
        productivity of utilized staff of Federal agencies complying 
        with requests of the investigation and conduct of the trial, 
        including the Office of the White House Counsel.
    (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall issue a report to the 
Congress containing all findings and determinations made in carrying 
out the audit required under subsection (a), including an estimation of 
the total cost of the impeachment inquiry and trial no later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act.
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