GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016
Public Law 114-301 · H.R. 5687 · 114th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 16, 2016 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA-10)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill eliminates provisions that require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to:
• review reported legislation that requires financial audits of nonfederal entities receiving federal awards;
• evaluate the extent to which premium levels for Medicare supplemental policies reflect reductions in coinsurance for hospital outpatient services made by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct);
• report on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) pilot program under the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 for alternative resolution for major disaster assistance disputes involving amounts of at least $1 million; and
• conduct a biennial satisfaction survey of recipients of transportation intelligence reports under the Department of Homeland Security's transportation security information sharing plan.
(Sec. 3) The GAO must report annually (currently, every 60 days) on its oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to terminate the GAO's annual reporting after 2020, but require GAO reports in 2022 and 2024, about the effectiveness of disclosures relating to conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries on the rate of sexual- and gender-based violence and the promotion of peace and security in such areas.
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 is amended to extend until December 31, 2023, the GAO's deadline for updating a report under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with an analysis of how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has addressed GAO recommendations for the implementation of payment for oral-only ESRD (end-stage renal disease)-related drugs in the bundled prospective payment system under SSAct title XVIII provisions regarding Medicare coverage for ESRD patients.
The Public Health Service Act is amended to transfer from the GAO to HHS the responsibility to provide information, personnel, and administrative assistance to the review panel that consults with HHS about applications for demonstration grants that HHS awards to states for the development of alternatives to tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or organizations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Homeland Security Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Aviation Subcommittee; Highways and Transit Subcommittee; Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
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Related bills
2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2964Related bill
GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016
S. 3011Related bill
Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 27 actions.
- Dec 16, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-301.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 14, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 12, 2016FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2016FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 2016CalendarCalendar · Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
- Sep 21, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
- Sep 20, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5687.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 19, 2016CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Financial Services discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Transportation discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-760, Part I.
- Jul 20, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Jul 12, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 11, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jul 8, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in eac…
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.
Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.