HR 313 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

GSA Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-01-18· Sponsored by Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2013-08-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 or the GSA Act of 2013 - Requires each federal agency to post on its public website detailed information on employee presentations at conferences, including: (1) the prepared text of any verbal presentation; and (2) any visual, digital, video, or audio materials presented, including photographs, slides, and audio-visual recordings. Limits to $500,000 the amount that any agency may spend to support a single conference. Allows an agency head to waive such limitation for a specific conference after making a determination that a higher expenditure is justified as the most cost-effective option to achieve a compelling purpose. Prohibits an agency from paying the travel expenses for more than 50 employees stationed in the United States to attend any international conference, unless the Secretary of State determines that attendance of such employees is in the national interest. Requires each agency to post on its public website quarterly reports on each conference for which the agency paid travel expenses during the preceding three months. Limits agency travel expenses for FY2014-FY2018 to 70% of the aggregate amount of such expenses for FY20…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 313, GSA Act of 2013

Apr 11, 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 20, 2013

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans