S. 664: Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2013
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S. 664: Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Star Print ordered on the bill.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Star Print ordered on the bill. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2013
Plain summary
Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2013 - Requires specified federal agencies (defined as establishments by the Inspector General Act of 1978) to report to Congress on their response, or lack of response, to covered final audit reports submitted to such agencies by an Inspector General or by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction or the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Defines "covered final audit report" as a final report issued by an Inspector General that includes a recommendation for implementing cost-saving measures or for seeking reimbursement for failure by a contractor or subcontractor to successfully complete a contract due to poor performance, cost-overruns, or other reasons that would, if implemented, result in at least $2 million in savings.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 1 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John Boozman (R-AR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s664.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s664 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113