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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 26, 2018
Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2018
This bill reorganizes Office of Management and Budget (OMB) information technology (IT) activities and establishes new IT reporting requirements.
The bill renames (1) the Office of E-Government & Information Technology (E-Gov) as the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO), and (2) the E-Government Fund as the Federal IT Fund. The office shall be headed by a Federal Chief Information Officer who shall report directly to the Director of OMB (currently, the head of E-Gov reports to the Deputy Director). There is established in the office a Federal Chief Information Security Officer.
Agencies must report IT expenditures to the Federal CIO. The Federal CIO must publish timely, searchable, computer-readable data on agency IT expenditures, projects, and programs.
The Federal CIO shall submit to Congress a proposal for consolidating IT across the federal government and increasing the use of shared services.
People & committees
Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · R–TX
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 391 - 0 (Roll no. 425).
House roll call 425 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 391 - 0 (Roll no. 425).
House roll call 425 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9747)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Comer objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6901.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9723-9725; text of measure as reported in House: CR H9723-9725)
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 771.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-987.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-987.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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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