About the bill
The Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act (H.R. 598) would direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to post on its website a description of each federal program, including the program’s funding level, the number of people served by or benefiting from the program, and number of federal employees and contract staff involved. The bill also would require OMB to provide links to reviews of each program, such as reports issued by agency inspectors general and the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
“The American people deserve to know how their hard-earned tax dollars are spent, and the federal government should be accountable for its spending,” said Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), who introduced the bill in January with Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN). “[T]his bipartisan bill will help identify the outdated programs that …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 11, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
10 Cosponsors (8 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Bipartisan Walberg Legislation Passes Oversight Committee”
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Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI5]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 22, 2015
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - January 15, 2016”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Jan 18, 2016
“On the House Floor This Week - 1/11/16”
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Rep. John K. Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018]
on Jan 11, 2016
History
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Jan 28, 2015
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Introduced
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Jul 22, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 20, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jan 11, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jan 4, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 71 (115th). |
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Feb 5, 2020
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3830 (116th). |
H.R. 598 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 598. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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