H.R. 283: ACCOUNT Act

Introduced:
Jan 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Charles “Chuck” Fleischmann [R-TN3]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Progress
Introduced Jan 15, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 15, 2013
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Prognosis

3% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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House Oversight and Government Reform

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Full Title

To require the approval by the head of an agency for any conference costing more than $25,000, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 15, 2013.
3 pages

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1/15/2013--Introduced.
Agency Conferences and Conventions Operating Under Necessary Transparency Act of 2013 or the ACCOUNT Act - Requires the head of a federal agency to:
(1) approve in writing any conference costing more than $25,000,
(2) approve such a conference only upon determining that it is necessary to the core mission of the agency, and
(3) publish a summary on the agency website of the conference that includes the purpose and total cost of the conference and the cost per employee that attended the conference.
Excludes conferences held entirely at a government facility.

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