# 115-hr-5415: GAO-IG Act

115-hr-5415, GAO-IG Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC); 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: 115-hr-5415
- Congress: 115
- Title: GAO-IG Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act or the GAO-IG Act This bill requires each federal agency, in its annual budget justification, to include a report on: (1) each public recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that is classified as "open" or "closed, unimplemented"; (2) each public recommendation for corrective action from the agency's office of the inspector general (OIG) for which no final action has been taken; and (3) the implementation status of each such recommendation. Each agency shall also provide a copy of this information to its OIG and to the GAO.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- 115-hr-4131: No Abortion Bonds Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5415)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4760)
- [115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4494)
- [115-hr-4131: No Abortion Bonds Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4131)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5415 (as of 2025-11-18).