Early access: 15,549 bills from the current Congress so far, more added daily. Data from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate vote records, updated Oct 13, 2026.
Public Law TrackerPLTPublic Law Tracker
S. 2838IntroducedSenate · nowHousePresidentLawIn committee
Sec. 2252 · S. 2838

Reporting requirements for Antideficiency Act violations

Division B — Restoring Checks and Balances, Accountability, and Transparency › Title XXII — Reasserting Congressional Power of the Purse › Subtitle B — Strengthening Transparency and Reporting › Part 2 — Empowering Congressional Review Through Nonpartisan Congressional Agencies and Transparency Initiatives

Read this section in the full bill →

This section appears in one version only, so there is nothing to compare yet.

(a) Violations of section 1341 or 1342 Section 1351 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking If and inserting (a) If; (2) by inserting or if the Comptroller General determines that an officer or employee of an executive agency or of the District of Columbia government violated section 1341(a) or 1342, before the head of the agency; (3) by striking the Comptroller General and inserting the Comptroller General and the Attorney General; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (b) Any such report shall include a statement of the provision violated, a summary of the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund account, the amount involved for each violation, the date on which the violation occurred, the position of any officer or employee responsible for the violation, a statement of the administrative discipline imposed and any further action taken with respect to any officer or employee involved in the violation, a statement of any additional action taken to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, a statement of any determination that the violation was not knowing and willful that has been made by the executive agency or the District of Columbia government, and any written response by any officer or employee identified by position as involved in the violation. In the case that the Comptroller General issues a legal decision concluding that section 1341(a) or 1342 was violated and the executive agency or the District of Columbia government does not agree that a violation has occurred, the report provided to the President, the Congress, and the Comptroller General will explain the position of the executive agency or the District of Columbia government.. (b) Violations of section 1517 Section 1517 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting or if the Comptroller General determines that an officer or employee of an executive agency or of the District of Columbia government violated subsection (a), before the head of the executive agency; and (B) by striking the Comptroller General and inserting the Comptroller General and the Attorney General; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Any such report shall include a statement of the provision violated, a summary of the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund account, the amount involved for each violation, the date on which the violation occurred, the position of any officer or employee responsible for the violation, a statement of the administrative discipline imposed and any further action taken with respect to any officer or employee involved in the violation, a statement of any additional action taken to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, a statement of any determination that the violation was not knowing and willful that has been made by the executive agency or the District of Columbia government, and any written response by any officer or employee identified by position as involved in the violation. In the case that the Comptroller General issues a legal decision concluding that subsection (a) was violated and the executive agency or the District of Columbia government does not agree that a violation has occurred, the report provided to the President, the Congress, and the Comptroller General will explain the position of the executive agency or the District of Columbia government..

Sec. 2252: Reporting requirements for Antideficiency Act violations · Public Law Tracker