WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) announces the introduction of H.R. 3901, the Agency Subpoena Compliance Act. The bill requires the Executive Branch to compile and submit a report to Congress regarding each subpoena sent to or received by a federal agency in the past fiscal year. The legislation also includes a provision related to failure to produce the report, resulting in a 2% reduction of funding for the Executive Office of the President, for each week of delay. Lastly, the Agency Subpoena Compliance Act requires the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to hold respective hearings on the Executive Branch report and determine whether agencies complied with lawfully issued subpoenas. For each lawfully issued subpoena that was not complied with, Congress is then authorized to reduce agency funding by ½%.
“Joe Biden and the Democrats like to use the balance of Democracy as a cheap political slogan while consistently subverting the rule of law and the very system of government they claim to be saving. Congress has the constitutional obligation to place checks on the Executive, and efforts by this administration to evade accountability won't fly under the House GOP majority. I am proud to introduce this bill and bring much-need accountability to this lawless administration.”
Original cosponsors of the bill include Congresswomen Luna (R-FL) and Greene (R-GA).
More:
Read the Agency Subpoena Compliance Act in its entirety HERE.
See the Agency Subpoena Compliance Act summary page HERE.
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