Agency Accountability through Appropriations Act

HR 4114, the Agency Accountability through Appropriations Act, requires the President to annually report to Congress on agency rules funded through regular appropriations. Congressional committees must then hold hearings to assess if those rules followed the original congressional intent for the agency's funding. If non-compliance is found, the bill mandates automatic 0.5% funding cuts per rule in the next year's budget for the affected agency. It also imposes weekly 0.5% cuts on the Executive Office for each week the President misses the October 31 report deadline. The law directly affects federal agencies receiving regular appropriations and the White House.