GONE Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 10, 2013)
Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act or the GONE Act - Directs the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress and the head of each federal agency a report that: (1) lists each covered grant account held by the federal government, (2) recommends which of such grants should be immediately closed, and (3) explains why any covered grant account that has been expired for more than 90 days has not been closed out. Requires each federal agency head that manages a covered grant account recommended for closure in such report to close such account not later than 180 days after the report is submitted.
Defines "covered grant account" as a grant account in a federal agency payment management system that has a zero balance for more than 180 days and for which the grant award period has expired.
What just happenedDec 10, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 10, 2013
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8603)
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate