US HB4937 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4937 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 23 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-23 - Referred to House Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014 - Requires the head of a federal agency to: (1) implement in each of fiscal years 2014-2020 all of the recommendations of the agency's inspector general (IG) regarding wasteful and excessive spending, or duplicative programs causing wasteful and excessive spending, except for any recommendation that would violate an existing law; and (2) report to Congress on such implementation. Prohibits an agency that fails to implement an IG recommendation in a timely manner from obligating funds for: (1) convention or seminar attendance and international or domestic travel by any politically-appointed official, or (2) any bonus or salary increase for such official. Directs that such funds that are prohibited from being obligated and amounts saved by the implementation of IG recommendations be credited or transferred equally to: (1) the Highway Trust Fund, and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for capitalization grants for state water pollution control revolving funds under the Clean Water Act.

Title

Protection Against Wasteful Spending Act of 2014

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-23	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2014-06-23	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2014-06-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.