CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Pat Fallon (R-TX)

Sudan Waiver Report Reduction Act

H.R. 8610 · House bill International Affairs

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Sudan Waiver Report Reduction Act, proposes an amendment to the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007. It aims to change how procurement waivers granted by the President are handled. Specifically, it would require the head of the executive agency involved to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees. This report must be submitted within 30 days after the President grants a waiver.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill mandates that agency heads report procurement waivers to congressional committees within 30 days.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make trade with other countries easier?

    The bill increases transparency regarding procurement waivers related to the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.