# 114-hr-3089: GONE Act

114-hr-3089, GONE Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3089
- Congress: 114
- Title: GONE Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act or the GONE Act Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to instruct the head of each federal agency, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to submit to Congress and HHS, by December 31 of the first calendar year beginning after this Act's enactment, a report that: (1) lists each covered grant held by the U.S. government; (2) recommends which of such grants should be closed; and (3) explains why a covered grant has not been closed out. Directs each agency head: (1) within one year after submitting such report, to notify HHS regarding whether grant awards associated with all of the covered grants have been closed out; and (2) within 90 days after notifying HHS, to so notify Congress. Defines "covered grant" to mean a grant in a federal agency cash payment management system held by the U.S. government for which: (1) the grant award period of performance, including any extensions, has been expired for at least two years; and (2) the grant has not been closed out.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.

## Sources
- [114-hr-3089 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3089)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus d…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2510)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3089 (as of 2025-11-18).