Tax Dollar Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced
Summary
Expands federal audit access to state and local financial records tied to federal funds. This bill would require states, local governments, and municipalities that receive federal dollars to provide the Comptroller General access to budgets, financial records, expenditure reports, contracts, grants, subgrants, and other documents, and to deliver records for the prior fiscal year within 120 days after each fiscal year ends.
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- States and local governments: Must give the Comptroller General access to a wide set of financial documents and submit prior-year records annually within 120 days. Noncompliance can trigger federal funding consequences.
- Comptroller General and federal auditors: Gains clear authority to use state and local records for audits, investigations, and evaluations of how federal funds are received, spent, and controlled. This makes it easier to trace federal dollars across jurisdictions.
- Office of Management and Budget enforcement: The Director may withhold, suspend, or condition federal funds to a noncompliant state until access is provided. That creates a formal lever to enforce cooperation.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Federal access to state financial records
This bill would require any State, local government, or city that gets federal funds to give the Comptroller General access to budgets, financial records, expenditure reports, contracts, grants, subgrants, and related documents. Each State would have to provide the prior fiscal year's records within 120 days after that fiscal year ends, and do so every year. If a State does not give access, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget would be allowed to withhold, suspend, or condition federal funds to that State until access is provided.
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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