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Restoring the Power of the Purse: Shining Light on Federal Agencies Billion Dollar Fines Collections
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Abstract
The House Committee on Oversight and Government and Reform investigated fines connected by various U.S. Government agencies.The committee requested information from 34 federal agencies, exploring the assessment, collection, and allocation of fines and penalties, discovering that most funds are directed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's General Fund. The U.S. Government collects billions of dollars each year through the assessment of fines and penalties, collecting over $83 billion between 2010 and 2015.
Date
2016-11-30
Document Type
House Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
34 pages
Congress
114
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, House, Republican
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2011: Federal Government Branch Relations and Administrative Issues, Congressional Operations
Related Hearings
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Subcommittee on Healthcare Benefits and Administrative Rules, joint hearing on "Restoring the Power of the Purse: Legislative Options," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-127, (2016, December 1)
• House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on "Settling the Question: Did Bank Settlement Agreements Subvert Congressional Appropriations Powers?" 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-90, (2016, May 19)
• House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reforms, Commercial and Antitrust Law, "Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-69, (2016, April 28)
• House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reforms, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on "Consumers Shortchanged? Oversight of the Justice Department’s Mortgage Lending Settlements," 114th Cong., (2015, February 12)
• House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on "Settling the Question: Did Bank Settlement Agreements Subvert Congressional Appropriations Powers?" 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-90, (2016, May 19)
• House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reforms, Commercial and Antitrust Law, "Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-69, (2016, April 28)
• House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reforms, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on "Consumers Shortchanged? Oversight of the Justice Department’s Mortgage Lending Settlements," 114th Cong., (2015, February 12)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20230614232346/https://oversight.house.gov/report/oversight-report-reveals-83-billion-collected-agency-fines-penalties/