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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-19 | Calendars | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350. | Senate |
| 2016-01-12 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-01-11 | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-11 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-11 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H257-258) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-11 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-11 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 598. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-11 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H246-247) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-11 | Floor | Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-20 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-20 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-298. | House floor actions |
| 2015-07-22 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2015-07-22 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-01-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |