TRUE Accountability Act
Sponsor
Full profile: /officials/L000575
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-01-13
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-01-13
Plain-English Summary
Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act or the TRUE Accountability Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to certain executive branch agencies for the development of internal control plans that are available for immediate use in future emergencies or crises. ( Internal control refers to a process that provides reasonable assurance of achieving effective and efficient operations, reliable financial reporting, and legal compliance.) This guidance must be in alignment with the Government Accountability Office reports entitled A Framework for Managing Improper Payments in Emergency Assistance Programs and A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs . Periodically, the agencies subject to this guidance must submit their internal control plan to OMB and OMB must submit such agency plans to Congress.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Related legislation
Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.
- S5667Ending Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories ActReferred to Committee · 2026-09-30
- S5573Religious Education Fairness ActReferred to Committee · 2026-09-29
- SRES915A resolution recognizing the nationwide impact of Prison Fellowship on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.Introduced · 2026-09-28
- SRES912A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.Referred to Committee · 2026-09-28