H.R. 598Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

1 recorded action125 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Tim Walberg [R-MI-07]
Cosponsors: 10 · 8 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committee: Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest action: Jan 19, 2016 · Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

IntroducedJan 28, 2015
Passed the HouseJan 11, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(Sec. 2) This bill requires that the website of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) include a program inventory that identifies each program of the federal government for which there is more than $1 million in annual budget authority. Such inventory shall include: (1) any activity that is commonly referred to as a program by a federal agency, and (2) any activity that is referenced in law as a program after June 30, 2019.

For programs identified in such inventory for which there is more than $1 million and not more than $10 million in annual budget authority (smaller programs), the inventory must include:

an identification of the program activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated as part of identifying programs;

for each such program activity, the amount of funding for the current fiscal year and the previous two fiscal years;
an identification of the statutes that authorize the program and any major regulations specific to the program;
a description of the individuals served by a program and beneficiaries who received financial assistance under a program for the most recent fiscal year; and
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.

For programs identified in such inventory for which there is more than $10 million in annual budget authority (larger programs), the inventory must include:

an identification of the program activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated as part of identifying programs;

for each program activity, the amount of funding for the current fiscal year and the previous two fiscal years;
an estimate of the amount of funding for the program;
an identification of the statutes that authorize the program and any major regulations specific to the program;
a description and estimate of the number of individuals served by a program and beneficiaries who received financial assistance under a program for the most recent fiscal year;
a description of the federal employees who administer the program and other individuals whose salary is paid in full or in part by the federal government through a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or another form of financial award or assistance;
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
financial and other information for each program activity required to be reported under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

How every member votedHouse roll call 34

House Jan 11, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

413 Yea 0 Nay 20 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

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Cosponsors10 · 8 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 598 and vote against it. 4 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 598Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 34

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors10 · 8 Republicans · 2 Democrats

H.R. 598Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 34

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors10 · 8 Republicans · 2 Democrats

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