To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Parts Incorporated Into Other Measures
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 18, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
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1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Duncan Votes NO on Democrats Omnibus Overhaul”
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Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC3]
on Mar 10, 2022
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Mar 25, 2010
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Jun 23, 2011
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Mar 13, 2014
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Mar 16, 2015
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Nov 30, 2017
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Nov 18, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 18, 2021
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Jun 24, 2021
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Aug 23, 2021
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Sep 24, 2021
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H.R. 2055 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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