S. 1409 - Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

S. 1409 — 112^th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary

A bill to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending.

Other Titles

• Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011
• Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
• Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

Sponsor

Thomas R. Carper

Co-Sponsors

• Scott P. Brown
• Robert P. Casey, Jr.
• Susan M. Collins
• Joseph I. Lieberman

Subjects

• Government operations and politics
• Accounting and auditing
• Congressional oversight
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Government information and archives
• Government studies and investigations
• Public contracts and procurement
• Social security and elderly assistance

Related Bills

• H.R. 4053 (112^th) : Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
• H.R. 4053 (112^th) : Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
• H.R. 4310 (112^th) : United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012
• S. 2834 (112^th) : Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
• S. 3254 (112^th) : Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012

Major Actions

Introduced	7/22/2011
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate	8/01/2012

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	8/01/2012	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	8/01/2012	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	7/22/2011
		7/22/2011	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/19/2011	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
		7/12/2012	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-181.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/12/2012	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 449.
		8/01/2012	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	8/01/2012	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		8/01/2012	Amendment SA 2770 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Carper.
select this vote	Vote	8/01/2012	Amendment SA 2770 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		8/02/2012	Received in the House.
		8/02/2012	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		8/02/2012	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2770	Carper, Thomas [D-DE]	August 1, 2012	Passed by voice vote on July 31, 2012.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details