Congressional Oversight Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6245 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6245

To require access to Federal facilities by Member of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2018

Mr. Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To require access to Federal facilities by Member of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Oversight Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO FEDERAL BUILDINGS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Members of Congress have a responsibility to conduct 
        oversight and investigations over the agencies of the Federal 
        Government.
            (2) Members of Congress must determine appropriate funding 
        levels for the agencies of the Government.
            (3) Certain agencies have self-determined that they have 
        the power to deny Members of Congress access to Federal 
        facilities.
            (4) Members have the right and duty to inspect and observe 
        any Federal agency, building, or facility at a time of their 
        choosing and upon twenty-four hours' notice.
    (b) Requirement.--The head of an agency must grant access to the 
Federal facility for which a Member of Congress has provided proper 
notice in accordance with subsection (c).
    (c) Proper Notice.--For purposes of this section, proper notice 
means a Member of Congress has submitted a written notice (including by 
email, fax, or hand delivery) to an agency that--
            (1) the Member intends to visit a facility of the agency at 
        least 24 hours before the time of the intended visit;
            (2) includes a description of the date and time of the 
        visit, the facility to be visited, and the purpose of the 
        visit; and
            (3) may be submitted to the head of the agency.
    (d) Agency Defined.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of title 31, United States Code.
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