United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5717 (113th)
Report the Costs Act
Introduced
14 November 2014
Last action
14 November 2014 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Subjects
Budget
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Report the Costs Act - Requires the annual reports of federal agency chief financial officers to include the cost of multilingual services provided or performed by federal agencies, including the cost of hiring interpreters and producing materials in a language other than English. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) include in its financial status management reports a Multilingual Services Expense Report, and (2) issue guidance for agency chief financial officers in compiling reports on the cost of multilingual services.
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Timeline
14 November 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 November 2014 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2014
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2014
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 November 2014
Sponsors
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5717
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5717
- us · 113-hr-5717 · source updated 12 August 2025