Agency Accountability Act of 2019

Summary

Agency Accountability Act of 201 9 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs. The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the USPTO from a settlement. The bill also requires offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue for the purpose of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other laws. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.)

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Timeline

1. 14 May 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 14 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 May 2019

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Sponsors

• Mike Lee · R · Sponsor
• James Risch · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Sponsor
• Todd Young · R · Sponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Agency Accountability Act of 2019