H.R. 859: Taxpayers' COP Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Taxpayers' COP Act

Plain summary

Taxpayers' Conference Overspending Prevention Act or the Taxpayers' COP Act - Requires each executive agency to submit an annual report to Congress listing the amount of funds such agency obligated for conferences in the previous fiscal year, including funds for pre-planning, travel, and subsistence costs. Requires the rescission of unobligated funds for agency conferences in excess of specified amounts unless such funds are certified as being for foreign travel that is critical to the agency's mission.

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Official text

Taxpayers' COP Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] reported raising $5.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr859.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr859 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113