US Congress House Bill 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 98-5)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes requirements regarding audits of certain financial agencies performed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Specifically, the bill directs the GAO to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications among Federal Reserve officers, board members, and employees regarding any of these matters.

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019

Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Michael Cloud [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]
Rep. Mark Green [R-TN]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA]	Rep. Chip Roy [R-TX]
Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

SB148 (Related) 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/24/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr24/BILLS-116hr24ih.pdf