H.R. 5690GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

1 recorded action126 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Earl L. "Buddy" Carter [R-GA-01]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committee: Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest action: Sep 22, 2016 · Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.

IntroducedJul 8, 2016
Passed the HouseSep 20, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here

GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record.

No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties.

Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5690 as passed House without amendment on Sep 20, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 523

House Sep 20, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

GAO Access and Oversight Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

404 Yea 0 Nay 27 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members431 members

Democratic186 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5690 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DTammy Duckworth [D-IL-08]Original