HR 5220 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to authorize and direct the Comptroller General of the United States to hire comptrollers to examine proposed expenditures of the executive agencies to determine if each such expenditure is consistent with the legislative intent of Congress with respect to the legislation authorizing it, and if it is inconsistent, to prohibit the making of such expenditure.

Introduced 1973-03-06· Sponsored by Rep. Eshleman, Edwin D. [R-PA-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.(1973-03-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to hire comptrollers to examine proposed expenditures of the executive agencies to determine if each such expenditure is consistent with the legislative intent of Congress with respect to the legislation authorizing it, and if it is inconsistent, to prohibit the making of such expenditure.…

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Cosponsors (6)

2 Democrats4 Republicans