United States · Bill · S
S. 3836 (117th)
The Watchdog Act
Introduced
15 March 2022
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1179-1180)
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14 January 2025
Summary
The Watchdog Act This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Taxpayer Watchdog Office. The office shall (1) oversee the implementation of federal transparency laws (i.e., laws requiring disclosure of how federal funds are spent), (2) accept and review complaints about a failure of a federal agency to comply with a transparency law, (3) evaluate the compliance of federal agencies with such laws, (4) provide information on transparency to the public on a searchable public website, and (5) make annual reports to the public listing each federal transparency law and on the evaluation of federal agency compliance with such laws.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 March 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3836
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3836