HR 598 · 114th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Introduced 2015-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.(2016-01-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-01-11
Roll #34
Yea 413Nay 0
Democrats
177 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
236 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-01-11
Roll #34
Yea 413Nay 0
Democrats
177 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
236 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act Requires that the website of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) include a program inventory that identifies each program of the federal government, which shall include: (1) any activity that is commonly referred to as a program; (2) any activity specifically created by law, or referenced in law, as a program; (3) each program that has an application process; (4) each program for which financial awards are made on a competitive basis; and (5) any activity identified as a program activity in a budget request. Requires, for each program identified in such program inventory: (1) an identification of the specific statute that authorizes the program and any program regulations; (2) an estimate of the number of individuals served by any program that provides grants or financial assistance and the beneficiaries who received financial assistance under the program; (3) an estimate of the number of full-time employees who administer the program and the number of such employees whose salary is paid, in full or part, by the federal government; (4) links to any evaluation, assessment, or program performance reviews by the agency, an Inspector General, or the Go…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 598, Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Aug 13, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2015

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Cosponsors (10)

2 Democrats8 Republicans