S. 3889 · 116th Congress
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
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This bill modifies the budget and appropriations process to establish various requirements for federal agencies, add several new disclosure and reporting requirements, and expand congressional oversight authorities.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 4, 2020
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
This bill modifies the budget and appropriations process to establish various requirements for federal agencies, add several new disclosure and reporting requirements, and expand congressional oversight authorities.
Among other changes, the bill requires
- the Office of Management and Budget to release funding to agencies at least 90 days before the funding expires;
- certain presidential emergency declarations to expire within 30 days unless Congress approves the declaration;
- federal agencies to make various reports, documents, and legal opinions available to Congress and the public; and
- federal agencies to respond to certain Government Accountability Office requests within 20 days unless the request includes a different deadline.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Congressional Power of the Purse Act
Latest action (Jun 4, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 4, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.