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10/7/2009--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 - Requires each executive agency, except for the Department of Defense (DOD), to establish and maintain specified safeguards and internal controls for official purchase cards and convenience checks, including measures to ensure that: (1) records are kept of each card holder and applicable transaction limits; (2) rebates and refunds based on prompt payment, sales volume, or other agency actions on card accounts are reviewed for accuracy; (3) periodic reviews are performed to determine whether each cardholder needs a card; (4) effective systems, techniques, and technologies are used to prevent or identify fraudulent purchases; and (5) steps are taken to recover the cost of erroneous, improper, or illegal purchases made with a purchase card or convenience check through salary offsets. Establishes similar requirements for DOD.Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review existing guidance and prescribe additional guidance governing the implementation of the safeguards and internal controls. Requires each agency head to provide for appropriate adverse personnel actions or other punishment, including dismissal, in cases where employees violate agency policies implementing the guidance or make improper, erroneous, or illegal purchases. Requires the guidance to direct each agency head with more than $10 million in purchase card spending annually and each Inspector General to jointly report to the Director on such violations semiannually.Lists actions that each agency Inspector General should take, including to conduct periodic assessments of agency purchase card or convenience check programs to identify and analyze risks of illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and payments in order to develop a plan for periodic audits of transactions.Amends the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 to require each agency to establish safeguards and internal controls over federal contractor-issued travel charge cards to ensure the proper, efficient, and effective use of such cards.Requires agencies that have employees who use a travel charge card that is billed directly to the U.S. government to establish and maintain specified internal control activities, including requirements to: (1) compare items submitted on an employee's travel voucher with items paid for using a centrally billed account on any related travel; (2) dispute unallowable and erroneous charges and track disputed transactions to ensure appropriate resolution; and (3) submit requests to servicing airlines for refunds for fully or partially unused tickets and to track unused tickets to ensure appropriate resolution.

1256702400 2009-10-28 Sat Nov 14 07:56:16 -0600 2009 passed senate 57210 'act':6 '2009':8 'abus':4 'card':3 'charg':2 'govern':1 'prevent':5 79555 false short reported to senate 57210 'act':6 '2009':8 'abus':4 'card':3 'charg':2 'govern':1 'prevent':5 78030 false short introduced 57210 'act':6 '2009':8 'abus':4 'card':3 'charg':2 'govern':1 'prevent':5 73499 false short introduced 57210 'abus':6 'bill':2 'card':10 'charg':9 'govern':8 'prevent':4 72650 false official action 57210 Fri Oct 30 07:01:38 -0500 2009 1256702400 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 214001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. G000386 1933-09-17 10274 135 Hart Senate Office Building http://grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-6020 Charles 'r':4 'ia':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,9 'chuck':8 'grassley':3,7,10 M 300048 Grassley Chuck_Grassley E. Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] 6377 Chuck N00001758 12134 Republican 202-224-3744 Baptist IA Chuck Charles Grassley 4.53125 http://grassley.senate.gov SenChuckGrassley B001265 1962-03-30 3123 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator 202-224-2354 Mark 'd':4 'ak':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'begich':3,7,9 M 412326 Begich Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] 1530 N00029901 5235 Democrat 202-224-3004 AK Mark Begich 3.20512820512821 http://begich.senate.gov/public/ C000174 1947-01-23 3080 513 Hart Senate Office Building http://carper.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2190 Thomas 'd':4 'de':5 'sen':1 'thoma':2,6,8 'carper':3,7,9 M 300019 Carper Thomas_Carper Richard Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] 1231 N00012508 7233 Democrat 202-224-2441 Presbyterian DE Tom Thomas Carper 3.41176470588235 http://carper.senate.gov C001035 1952-12-07 10927 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue 202-224-2693 Susan 'r':4 'sen':1 'susan':2,6,8 'collin':3,7,9 F 300025 Collins Susan_Collins M. Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] 5775 N00000491 11887 Republican 202-224-2523 Catholic ME Susan Collins 2.53225806451613 http://collins.senate.gov SenatorSusanCollins L000304 1942-02-24 9410 706 Hart Senate Office Building http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-9750 Joseph 'ct':5 'sen':1 'joseph':2,6,8 'lieberman':3,7,9 M 300067 Lieberman Joseph_Lieberman I. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] 4002 N00000616 13122 Independent 202-224-4041 Jewish CT Joseph Lieberman 3.31460674157303 http://lieberman.senate.gov/ action 57210 Fri Oct 30 07:01:38 -0500 2009 1256702400 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 214001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. action 57210 Fri Oct 09 18:53:31 -0500 2009 1255007040 Thu Oct 08 10:04:00 -0500 2009 210984 Received in the House. action 57210 Fri Oct 09 18:53:31 -0500 2009 1254974400 Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0500 2009 210988 Referred to House Armed Services action 57210 Fri Oct 09 18:53:31 -0500 2009 1254974400 Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0500 2009 210986 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. action 57210 Fri Oct 09 18:53:31 -0500 2009 1254974400 Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0500 2009 210985 Message on Senate action sent to the House. action 57210 Fri Oct 09 18:53:31 -0500 2009 1254974400 Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0500 2009 210987 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform vote 57210 Thu Oct 08 18:53:17 -0500 2009 1254888000 Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 by Unanimous Consent 210758 pass Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. vote s action 57210 Tue Sep 22 18:54:17 -0500 2009 1253505600 Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 209011 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-76. calendar 57210 Tue Sep 22 18:54:17 -0500 2009 1253505600 Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 209012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163. calendar 57210 1242792000 Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196129 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. action 57210 1241064000 Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193396 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. action 57210 1241064000 Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193395 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4968) introduced 57210 1241064000 Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193394