Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008
To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (4 more) 7/29/2008--Passed House amended. Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to:
(1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act;
(2)... more
Amendments
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| June 26, 2008 | July 29, 2008 |
In the News
July 29, 2008 House passes bill giving allowing GAO to sue for agency records
The bill, HR 6388, affirms GAOâs authority to go to court when agencies refuse to provide access to records. It effectively would nullify a 2002 decision by ...
June 27, 2008 Bill Seeks to Strengthen GAO Access to Executive Branch Documents
The bill ( HR 6388 ) is a âlegislative repudiationâ of a federal courtâs decision in Walker v. Cheney, according to sponsor Henry Waxman, D-Calif., ...
Blog Coverage
August 05, 2008 senate approves gao pay raise, ig legislation
... action against the executive branch in order to obtain information related to an investigation or audit. the government accountability office improvement act (hr 6388) would also allow the gao to interview federal employees under oath.
Source: ombwatch Blogs
August 04, 2008 secrecy news for 08/04/08
... according to a gao letter supplied for the hearing record. a bill adopted last week in the house, called the "government accountability office improvement act" (hr 6388) did not explicitly address intelligence oversight by gao. ...
Source: Secrecy News
August 02, 2008 GAO and Intelligence Oversight | Secrecy News
A bill adopted last week in the House, called the âGovernment Accountability Office Improvement Actâ (HR 6388) did not explicitly address intelligence oversight by GAO. Bookmark It Add 'GAO and Intelligence Oversight' To Del.icio.us ...
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