CONFERENCES

Appointments

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, S1826 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions

Corp. for Travel Promotion: extend funding (see H.R. 2626), H4213 [8JY]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency by requiring a report describing any proposed conference (see H.R. 2696), H4522 [16JY]

——— prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (see S. 1097), S3986 [6JN] (see H.R. 1880), H2533 [8MY]

——— provide transparency, accountability, and limitations of Government-sponsored conferences (see S. 1347), S5840 [23JY]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H169 [15JA]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 313), H176 [18JA]

——— rescind certain excess conference costs from any agency that overspends on conferences (see H.R. 859), H701 [27FE]

GSA: improve functioning and management of the Public Buildings Service (see H.R. 2612), H4212 [8JY]

IRS: impose a moratorium on conferences (see H.R. 2533), H4141 [27JN] (see H.R. 2769), H4856 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: information technology systems funding through reductions in conferences funding, H3079 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: prohibit funding for conferences costing above a certain limit, H3075 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (H.R. 1880), H5195 [31JY]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 313), H5193–H5196 [31JY]

IRS: impose a moratorium on conferences (H.R. 2769), H5185, H5209–H5211 [31JY]

Reports filed

Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 113–183), H5172 [30JY]

Texts of

H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act, H5193 [31JY]

H.R. 2769, Stop Playing on Citizens’ Cash Act, H5209 [31JY]