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H.R. 598 (114th)

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 January 2015

Last action

19 January 2016 · Introduced

Status

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

Sponsors

Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Subjects

Budget

Source updated

6 December 2025

Budget

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Summary

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 Government Accountability Office, 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. Requires the OMB Director to: (1) publish on the OMB website the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant accounts with expired availability, and (2) prescribe regulations or other guidance to implement this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 February 2015

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H765)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 22 July 2015

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 July 2015

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 20 October 2015

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 20 October 2015

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-298.

    Source: Committee

  9. 20 October 2015

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-298.

    Source: Committee

  10. 11 January 2016

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  11. 11 January 2016

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 34).(text: CR H246-247)

    Source: Floor

  12. 11 January 2016

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 34). (text: CR H246-247)

    Source: Floor

  13. 11 January 2016

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H246-247)

    Source: Floor

  14. 11 January 2016

    Vote

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    Source: Floor

  15. 11 January 2016

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 598.

    Source: Floor

  16. 11 January 2016

    Floor

    Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  17. 12 January 2016

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

  18. 19 January 2016

    Introduced

    Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

    Source: Calendars

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  • Reported to House with amendment(s)

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