US Congress Senate Bill 2113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 34-4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-08-26 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act - (Sec. 2) Defines "program" for purposes of this Act as an organized set of activities by one or more agencies directed toward a common purpose or goal. 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 Government Accountability Office (GAO) released during the preceding five years; and (5) financial information for each program required to be reported under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. Requires the OMB Director to issue guidance to assist agencies in identifying how the program activities used in budget or appropriations accounts correspond with programs identified in the program inventory required by this Act. Authorizes the Director to issue guidance to agencies on how to more closely align programs in the program inventory for purposes of the President's annual budget submission to Congress. (Sec. 3) Requires: (1) the OMB Director, not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe regulations or other guidance to implement this Act; and (2) the implementation of this Act not later than 1 year after its enactment.

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]
Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-08-26	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.
2014-08-26	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-243.
2014-05-21	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2014-03-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB1423 (Related) 2014-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2113/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2113/BILLS-113s2113is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2113/BILLS-113s2113rs.pdf