S. 1115 · 114th Congress · enacted
GONE Act
Became Public Law No: 114-117.
Latest official action 2016-01-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 18, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act or the GONE Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to instruct each agency, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to submit to Congress and HHS by December 31 of the first calendar year beginning after this Act's enactment a report that: lists each federal grant award held by such agency; provides the total number of federal grant awards, including the number of grants by time period of expiration, the number with zero dollar balances, and the number with undisbursed balances; describes the challenges leading to delays in grant closeout; and explains, for the 30 oldest federal grant awards, why each has not been closed out. If an agency head is unable to submit all of such information, the report shall include an explanation of why the information was not available, including any shortcomings with and plans to improve existing grant systems, including data systems. Each agency, within one year after submitting such report, shall provide notice to HHS specifying: (1) whether it has closed out all of the federal grant awards in the report, and (2) which awards have not been closed out. HHS, within 90 days after all of such notices have been pr…
Congressional Research Service · 2016-01-28
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Deb Fischer
Senate · NE · Republican
$357,755PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Johnson
Senate · WI · Republican
$49,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$15,500
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC$10,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$10,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$10,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPAC FOR AMERICA$10,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$6,500
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordPERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$6,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC record1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUDDY PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CCA PAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOUNCIL OF PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGROTECHNOLOGY PAC (CPDA-PAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC$5,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHALEON US HOLDINGS LLC PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHIGHWATER PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLEONARDO DRS PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLIQUID ENERGY PIPELINE ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE CITIZENSHIP FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NUTRIEN CITIZENSHIP FUND PAC')$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVANTOR PARENT INC. PAC (VANTOR PAC)$5,000
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PA$4,500
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordUNITI GROUP INC. PAC (UNITI PAC)$4,500
Deb Fischer · Sponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$4,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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