{"bill":{"id":"113-hr-859","congress":113,"type":"HR","number":859,"title":"Taxpayers' COP Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2013-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"J000289","fullName":"Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]","party":"R","state":"OH","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2013-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Appropriations","Congressional oversight","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Travel and tourism"],"actions":[{"date":"2013-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2013-02-27","text":"Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2013-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2013-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p>Taxpayers' Conference Overspending Prevention Act or the Taxpayers' COP Act - Requires each executive agency to submit an annual report to Congress listing the amount of funds such agency obligated for conferences in the previous fiscal year, including funds for pre-planning, travel, and subsistence costs. Requires the rescission of unobligated funds for agency conferences in excess of specified amounts unless such funds are certified as being for foreign travel that is critical to the agency's mission.</p>","updateDate":"2025-08-12T18:38:09Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1206,"ts":"2026-04-15T17:57:55.583Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Taxpayers'%20COP%20Act"}]}}