H.R. 3121: Reclaiming Oversight of Executive Branch Spending Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Reclaiming Oversight of Executive Branch Spending Act

Plain summary

Reclaiming Oversight of Executive Branch Spending Act - Prohibits a federal agency from awarding a contract, grant, or loan in excess of $100 million for a fiscal year to a private entity unless such agency requests and Congress grants approval of such contract, grant, or loan by enactment of a joint resolution. Requires Congress to consider such a joint resolution of approval not later than 30 days after the submission of a request, under expedited procedures.

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Official text

Reclaiming Oversight of Executive Branch Spending Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3121.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3121 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112