A bill to provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of Government programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Ordered Reported on Jul 24, 2019
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on July 24, 2019.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senator Lankford Bills Promoting Government Transparency Pass Committee”
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Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 24, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Apr 26, 2012
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Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3609 (112th). |
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Feb 25, 2014
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Passed House (Senate next)
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May 6, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 282 (114th). |
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Mar 15, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 317 (115th). |
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Jul 18, 2019
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Introduced
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Jul 24, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 28, 2019
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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