Tax Dollar Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced
Summary
Gives the Comptroller General expanded authority to access state and local records tied to federal funds. It would require recipients of federal money to share budgets, contracts, grants, expenditure reports, and other documents for audits, investigations, and evaluations.
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- States and local governments: Would have to make prior fiscal year records available annually and within 120 days after each fiscal year ends. Failure to provide access can trigger funding actions.
- Comptroller General (Government Accountability Office): Would be able to request records "notwithstanding any other law" to audit, investigate, and evaluate the receipt, expenditure, administration, and fiscal controls of federal funds.
- Office of Management and Budget: The OMB Director could withhold, suspend, or condition federal funds to compel compliance.
- Taxpayers: Creates a statutory path for stronger federal oversight of how federal dollars are managed at state and local levels.
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Federal audits could pause state funding
If enacted, the Comptroller General would be able to request budgets and financial records from any state, local government, or municipality that gets federal money. The Comptroller General would also be able to request contracts, grants, subgrants, expenditure reports, and other documents needed to audit or evaluate those funds. Each state would have to provide access to records for the prior fiscal year no later than 120 days after the fiscal year ends, and annually after that. If a state refused, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget would be able to withhold, suspend, or condition federal funds to that state until access is provided, which could affect federally funded programs in that state.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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