S.300: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

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About This Bill

This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
Introduced Feb. 8, 2011
Latest Major Action Oct. 5, 2012

Bill Sponsor

Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

Bill Cosponsors

4 (2 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Republican)

Bill Summary

Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Requires the head of each executive agency that issues and uses purchase cards and convenience checks, other than the Department of Defense (DOD), to establish and maintain safeguards and internal controls to ensure that: (1) records are kept of each holder of a purchase card and the applicable transaction limits; (2) each purchase card and convenience check holder is assigned an...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 112-37.
	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.
	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Received in the House.
	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
	Referred to House Armed Services
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-376, Part I.
	Committee on Armed Services discharged.
	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.
	Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
	Considered under suspension of the rules.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 300.
	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Maloney 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 withdrawn.
	Considered as unfinished business.
	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
	Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President.
	Signed by President.
	Became Public Law No: 112-194.
Feb. 8, 2011	Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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