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Senate Bill 4128
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act
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Introduced in Senate on May 3, 2022
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S. 4128 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 566

117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4128

[Report No. 117–213]


To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 3, 2022

Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

November 28, 2022

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.

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 “Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act”.

SEC. 2. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress—

(1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House;

(2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation;

(3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and

(4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, as applicable.

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act”.

SEC. 2. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress—

(1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House;

(2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation;

(3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and

(4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable.

Calendar No. 566

117th CONGRESS
     2d Session
S. 4128
[Report No. 117–213]
A BILL
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.
November 28, 2022
Reported with an amendment