The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2024
S 679 Signed into law

Sponsored by Rick Scott (R)

GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023

Requires federal agencies to report to the GAO when they undo or change a rule.

Tradeoff

Requires agencies to tell the Government Accountability Office (GAO) when a rule is revoked or replaced. The requirement ends six years after the law takes effect.

What's in it

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S. 679, GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59087 · Apr 2023

The Senate passed this by on December 18, 2023. The House passed it by on September 23, 2024. The bill was signed into law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 7, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Mar 7, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 29, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-25.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 22, 2023)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 23, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 26, 2024)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Oct 1, 2024)