118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 504 — REACT Act

“To amend title 5, United States Code, to require an executive agency to submit information to any committee of the House of Representatives upon the request of 7 of the members of the committee, and to submit information to any committee of the Senate upon the request of 5 of the members of the committee, if the information relates to any matter under the jurisdiction of the committee, and for other purposes.”

Congress

Introduced Jan 25, 2023

Last action Jan 31, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 25, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jan 25, 2023

Oversight

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires federal agencies to provide certain information at the request of additional congressional committees and specifies that agencies must respond to such requests within 45 days. Under current law, agencies must supply information requested by the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives (or any seven of its members) or the Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate (or any five of its members), provided that the requested information relates to matters within the committees' respective jurisdictions. This bill also requires agencies to supply information requested by authorizing committees or permanent select committees.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jan 31, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.