3.0.0 3609 2022-03-02T05:25:07Z 2022-03-02T05:25:07Z House H HR 2011-12-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANKFORD:H.R. 3609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 9No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but inConsequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regularStatement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of allpublic Money shall be published from time to time.[Page H8319]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Discharged from 2012-10-01T20:09:00Z Referred to 2012-07-31T18:55:17Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2012-07-31T18:54:43Z Markup by 2012-04-26T21:12:31Z Referred to 2011-12-08T14:02:40Z H. Rept. 112-635 Taxpayers Right to Know Act 112 1957 S 2011-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2012-10-01 Committee on House Administration discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-10-01 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00505 2012-10-01 Committee on House Administration discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-07-31 Referred sequentially to the House Committee on House Administration for a period ending not later than Oct. 1, 2012 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X. IntroReferral H11200 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-07-31 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-635, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-07-31 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-635, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-04-26 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2012-04-26 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000575 Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] James Lankford R OK 5 N B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2011-12-08 True G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2011-12-08 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2011-12-08 True R000570 Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] PAUL RYAN R WI 1 2011-12-12 False C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2011-12-14 False J000285 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] TIMOTHY JOHNSON R IL V. 15 2011-12-14 False M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2011-12-16 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2012-01-18 False K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2012-01-18 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2012-01-18 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2012-01-18 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2012-01-18 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2012-01-18 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2012-01-18 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2012-01-18 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] Dennis Ross R FL A. 12 2012-01-18 False A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 2012-01-18 False 2012-01-23 F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2012-01-23 False C001082 Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] Francisco Canseco R TX Quico 23 2012-01-23 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2012-01-25 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2012-01-31 False B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2012-02-13 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2012-03-22 False R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2012-04-17 False S001184 Rep. Scott, Tim [R-SC-1] Tim Scott R SC 1 2012-04-26 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2012-05-31 False Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-12-08 Introduced in House 2011-12-27T16:49:43Z Taxpayers Right to Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency in each fiscal year to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for each program; (3) estimate the number of clients served by each program and the beneficiaries who received assistance under each program; (4) estimate the number of full-time federal and contract employees who administer each program; and (5) identify federal programs with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.

Requires agency heads to publish on agency websites the information required by this Act, the latest performance reviews of each agency program, improper payment rates, the total amount of unspent and unobligated program funds held by the agency and grant recipients, and recommendations for consolidating duplicative programs, eliminating waste and inefficiency, and terminating lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

Expands the scope of information required in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance to include: (1) programs providing assistance to foreign nations, international organizations, and services provided or funded by agencies operating outside the United States; (2) information required by this Act; and (3) budget functions and authorization and appropriation amounts for each assistance program in the Catalog.

]]> 18 2012-07-31 Reported to House amended, Part I 2012-09-10T20:47:20Z Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency, on an annual basis, to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for each program; (3) estimate the number of clients served by each program and the beneficiaries who received assistance under each program; (4) estimate the number of full-time federal and contract employees who administer each program; and (5) identify federal programs with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.

Requires each agency head to publish on the agency website, not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, the information required by this Act, the latest performance reviews of each agency program, improper payment rates, the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant accounts, and recommendations for consolidating duplicative or overlapping programs, eliminating waste and inefficiency, and terminating lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, to publish on the OMB website a report that contains: (1) an identification of programs across agencies with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds; and (2) recommendations to consolidate duplicative programs, eliminate waste and inefficiency, and terminate lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of classified information.

]]> Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act Short Titles as Introduced Taxpayers Right to Know Act Short Titles as Reported to House Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act H House Display Title Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act Official Title as Introduced To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2012-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3609rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3609rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3609ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3609ih.xml 2012-10-01 Committee on House Administration discharged. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.