Continuing Congressional Oversight Act

Summary

Continuing Congressional Oversight Act - Authorizes the Comptroller General to make a continuing expenditure analysis of each department or establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including any Government corporation) which will enable Congress to determine whether: (1) public funds have been economically and efficiently administered and expended; (2) programs or activities in operation or being organized in the departments or establishments conform to the congressional intent in authorizing such programs or activities; (3) the policies and approaches in administering such programs or activities have been brought or are being brought into conformity with the congressional intent in authorizing such programs or activities pursuant to prior recommendations and reports made by the Comptroller General; and (4) additional legislation is necessary to insure that public funds are efficiently and economically administered and expended, and public funds are used with respect to programs or activities in accordance with congressional authorization.

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Timeline

1. 6 June 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 June 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 June 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 June 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing

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