U.S. Ratcliffe Introduces Bill to Curb Fraud, Waste and Abuse

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Today, the freshmen Republican members of the Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, announced an initiative to help curb waste, fraud, abuse and to increase transparency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The initiative includes seven pieces of legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., and U.S. Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. H.R. 1637, the Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015, introduced on Wednesday by Rep. Ratcliffe, chairman of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Subcommittee, requires annual reports on the activities and accomplishments of DHS's federally funded research and development centers.

"A key role of Congress is to provide oversight. I have a duty to my constituents and the American people to be a budget watchdog and protect taxpayer dollars from fraud, waste and abuse," said Rep. Ratcliffe. "I am grateful to be able to introduce this act and I look forward to providing effective oversight in the years to come."

"I applaud the effort of my committee's freshmen members to prove their dedication to saving taxpayers' dollars within their first 100 days of working for their constituents in Congress," said Chairman McCaul. "Each of these bills to curb waste, fraud, abuse and to increase transparency will help to ensure DHS is efficiently and effectively meeting its critical national security missions."

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