United States · Bill · S
S. 1957 (112th)
Taxpayers Right to Know Act
Introduced
7 December 2011
Last action
7 December 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Subjects
Taxation, Budget
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Taxpayers Right to Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency in each fiscal year to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for each program; (3) estimate the number of clients served by each program and the beneficiaries who received assistance under each program; (4) estimate the number of full-time federal and contract employees who administer each program; and (5) identify federal programs with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds. Requires agency heads to publish on agency websites the information required by this Act, the latest performance reviews of each agency program, improper payment rates, the total amount of unspent and unobligated program funds held by the agency and grant recipients, and recommendations for consolidating duplicative programs, eliminating waste and inefficiency, and terminating lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives. Expands the scope of information required in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance to include: (1) programs providing assistance to foreign nations, international organizations, and services provided or funded by agencies operating outside the United States; (2) information required by this Act; and (3) budget functions and authorization and appropriation amounts for each assistance program in the Catalog.
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Timeline
7 December 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 December 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1957
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1957
- us · 112-s-1957 · source updated 5 December 2025