Audit and Return It Act
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to audit unspent funds from major pandemic relief packages - including the CARES Act, American Rescue Plan, and related bills - within 30 days of enactment. It mandates a report listing all unobligated funds remaining under these laws. The unspent amounts would then be automatically returned to the Treasury’s general fund for deficit reduction, with no further congressional action needed. The bill directly affects how the federal government handles leftover pandemic relief funds, focusing on accounting and fiscal responsibility rather than new program benefits.
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Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Last action Feb 14, 2023
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Feb 14, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Feb 14, 2023
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1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
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Brad Finstad
RRepublican
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Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
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Ben Cline
RRepublican
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Byron Donalds
RRepublican
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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
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Elijah Crane
RRepublican
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Harriet M. Hageman
RRepublican
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Jay Obernolte
RRepublican
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Keith Self
RRepublican
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Lauren Boebert
RRepublican
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Mary E. Miller
RRepublican
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