H.R. 5933: SIGMMA Act
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H.R. 5933: SIGMMA Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-09 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SIGMMA Act
Plain summary
SIGMMA Act This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General (SIG) for Major Metropolitan Areas. Specifically, the SIG must conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for use by major cities; and establish, maintain, and oversee such systems, procedures, and controls as the SIG considers appropriate to discharge its duties. Whenever information or assistance requested by the SIG is unreasonably refused or not provided, the SIG shall report the circumstances to the Department of Justice and to the appropriate congressional committees without delay. The SIG shall report on a quarterly basis to such committees and to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Byron Donalds (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] reported raising $3.3 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)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5933.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5933 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117