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S. 2177 (116th): Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

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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

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James Lankford

Sponsor. Junior Senator for Oklahoma. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 28, 2019
Length: 14 pages
Introduced
Jul 18, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 6395: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Enacted — Veto Overridden on Jan 1, 2021. (compare text)
Cosponsors

11 Cosponsors (8 Republicans, 3 Democrats)

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Position statements

What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 2177 will add $10 million in new spending through 2024.

History

Apr 26, 2012
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3609 (112th).
Feb 25, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1423 (113th).
May 6, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 282 (114th).
Mar 15, 2017
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 317 (115th).
Jul 18, 2019
 
Introduced

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Jul 24, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Oct 28, 2019
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Feb 5, 2020
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3830 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Jul 21, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Nov 16, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Dec 8, 2020
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Dec 11, 2020
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Dec 23, 2020
 
Final Bill — Vetoed

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Dec 28, 2020
 
Final Bill — House Overrides Veto

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).
Jan 1, 2021
 
Final Bill — Senate Overrides Veto

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2177 (116th).

S. 2177 (116th) 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 S. 2177. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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