Ensuring Progress on Legislative Obligations
Ensuring Progress on Legislative Obligations
One of the fundamental roles of Congress outlined in the Constitution is to oversee and check the actions of the Executive Branch. Congressional committees are tasked with monitoring federal agencies, ensuring laws are faithfully executed, and exposing inefficiencies or abuses of power. This oversight function is central to maintaining a balanced and effective government.
Congress is also responsible for making sure that the programs established by legislation are implemented as intended by the appropriate federal agencies. During oversight hearings, committees should actively evaluate the progress agencies are making toward these goals. Following each hearing, Congress should produce a detailed “scorecard” showing how effectively the agency is meeting the legislative obligations; failure to meet a minimum score should result in the loss of program-specific funding.
- Congress should be required to produce, for every enacted bill, a public executive summary and an accompanying scorecard outlining how agency performance will be tracked and evaluated.
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") mandates that corporate executives personally certify the accuracy of their company’s financial reporting, setting a strong precedent for accountability.
- Congressional oversight committees should conduct annual evaluations of agency performance and sign off on measurable progress toward achieving legislated program goals (Analogous to the "SOX" precedent).
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