S. 679 · 118th Congress

GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 7, 2023 by Rick Scott (R-FL). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-97.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-97
Introduced
Mar 7, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rick ScottR-FLSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 7, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 7, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Mar 29, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 11, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-25.
  5. May 11, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-25.
  6. May 11, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.
  7. Dec 18, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6026; text: CR S6026)
  8. Dec 18, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6026; text: CR S6026)
  9. Dec 20, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Dec 22, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Dec 22, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseMr. Bentz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5600-5601)
  14. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 679.
  15. Sep 23, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5600)
  16. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5600)
  17. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 26, 2024Presented to President.
  19. Sep 26, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Oct 1, 2024Signed by President.
  21. Oct 1, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Oct 1, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-97.
  23. Oct 1, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-97.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.