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Walberg, Lawrence Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Close Expired Grants, Save Taxpayer Dollars

Press Release

Date: July 16, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations

Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) introduced the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act today, bipartisan legislation to increase government accountability and crack down on wasteful spending. H.R. 3089 would require federal agencies to close out thousands of expired grants and accounts with a zero balance.

"Spending taxpayer dollars on expired and empty accounts is the definition of government waste. Fiscal mismanagement is sadly far too common in Washington, but this bipartisan legislation takes common sense steps to ensure a more effective use of taxpayer resources," said Walberg.

In 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled: "Grants Management: Action Needed to Improve the Timeliness of Grant Closeouts by Federal Agencies." The GAO report evaluated the grant closeout process, and detailed the taxpayer costs for delays of expired grant accounts.


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