American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2016

Summary

American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review: (1) the internal governance of the American National Red Cross (the corporation), and (2) any program or activity carried out by the corporation that is connected to national preparedness. The bill grants the GAO: (1) access to, and the right to examine and copy, all records of the corporation that the GAO determines are relevant to such review; and (2) access to, and the right to interview, any employee, volunteer, agent, or member of the board of governors of the corporation whom the GAO believes has knowledge relevant to such review. The GAO may issue a subpoena and bring a civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to enforce such access. The bill establishes an Office of Investigations, Compliance, and Ethics as a subcommittee of the corporation's Audit and Risk Management Committee. The office shall: (1) conduct formal investigations regarding fraud, waste, abuse, corporation policy violations, illegal or unethical conduct, or other wrongdoing relating to the corporation; and (2) report annually on trends and systemic matters confronting the corporation and on pending and completed investigations.

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Timeline

1. 6 July 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 July 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 July 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 July 2016

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
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