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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · May 19, 2009
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Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to require federal agencies receiving funds under such Act, subject to guidance from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to reasonably adjust applicable limits on administrative expenditures for federal awards to help award recipients defray costs of data collection, auditing, contract and grant planning and management, and investigations of waste, fraud, and abuse required under such Act. Authorizes state and local governments receiving funds to set aside up to .5% of such funds, in addition to any funds already allocated to administrative expenditures, to conduct planning and oversight to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse.
Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide for the use by state and local governments of GSA federal supply schedules for goods or services that are funded by such Act. Makes participation by a firm that sells to a state or local government through such schedule voluntary.
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Requires the OMB Director to issue guidance to ensure accurate and consistent reporting of "jobs created" and "jobs retained" as those terms are used in such Act.
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Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D–NY
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Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 130.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5722)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5722)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2182.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5722-5723)
Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-115.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-115.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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