Require federal agencies to turn over fines and fees to the U.S. Treasury and subject those funds to congressional appropriations.

Gary J. Palmer · Alabama · Republican

policy impact 0.73 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I introduced HR 5499, the Agency Accountability Act, which would require agencies like DHS and the CFPB to turn over all fines and fees collected to the U.S. Treasury, making them subject to appropriations.

Palmer says he introduced legislation to make federal agencies remit fines and fees to Treasury and bring those funds under appropriations control.

Palmer for Congress | Budget
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Evidence

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Palmer and Sen. Mike Lee introduced the Agency Accountability Act, which would move federal agency fines, fees, penalties, and other unappropriated funds into the Treasury and through the appropriations process.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Directly matches the pledge as a concrete legislative introduction, but this source shows only proposal-stage action, not enactment.

partial later_term A for effort

Rep. Palmer, Sen. Lee Introduce Agency Accountability Act
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GovInfo lists H.R. 5499, Agency Accountability Act of 2016, sponsored by Gary J. Palmer. The full title was: "To require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes." The listed action was introduction and referral to House committees on June 16, 2016.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Palmer introduced legislation directly matching the promise, but the record shows only introduction/referral, not enactment or final delivery.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 5499 (IH) - Agency Accountability Act of 2016
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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GovInfo lists H.R. 2368, Agency Accountability Act of 2023, sponsored by Gary J. Palmer. Its full title was: "To require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes." The listed action was introduction and referral to House committees on March 29, 2023.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official record shows Palmer later reintroduced the same policy, but again only at proposal/referral stage; no official evidence found in the lookback window that the requirement was enacted or implemented.

never later_term A for effort

H.R. 2368 (IH) - Agency Accountability Act of 2023
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Palmer sponsored legislation that directly matched the promise, including H.R. 5499 in 2016 and later versions of the Agency Accountability Act, which would have required federal agency fines, fees, penalties, and settlement proceeds to be deposited in the Treasury and made available only through congressional appropriations. The available official records show introduction and committee referral, not enactment or implementation. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered, but Palmer made a serious legislative attempt in the relevant federal office context, this is not fulfilled and receives an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Gary Palmer took a serious, on-point legislative step toward this promise by introducing the Agency Accountability Act with Sen. Mike Lee, and his office said it would require agency fines, fees, penalties, and other unappropriated funds to be transferred to the Treasury and subjected to appropriations. But the available evidence shows proposal-stage action only, including reintroduction, and does not show that this policy was enacted or that Palmer delivered the promised outcome during or after the relevant term. Under the rubric, a substantial legislative attempt without successful delivery counts as never, with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%