3.0.0 2968 2025-12-05T08:53:36Z 2025-12-05T08:53:36Z House H HR 2023-04-27 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2968 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NORMAN:H.R. 2968.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation will require public disclosure of thetotal cost to taxpayers for every project supported withfederal funds.[Page H2087]</pre> hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-27T13:05:45Z 118 778 S 2023-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2023-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2023-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 9 2023-04-27 True M000194 Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] Nancy Mace R SC 1 2023-04-27 True T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2023-04-27 True M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] Lisa McClain R MI C. 9 2023-05-09 False N000193 Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] Zachary Nunn R IA 3 2023-05-17 False S001222 Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] George Santos R NY 3 2023-06-13 False Government Operations and Politics Government information and archives 2025-07-10T18:07:47Z Government Operations and Politics 2023-05-12T15:30:24Z

00 2023-04-27 Introduced in House 2023-07-19T20:16:51Z <p><b>Cost Openness and Spending Transparency Act of 2023 or the COST Act</b> <strong>of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires recipients of federal funds to disclose financing information relating to programs, projects, or activities carried out using such funds.</p> <p>Specifically, such a recipient (including a state or local government or a recipient of a federal research grant) must clearly state in any press release, request for proposals, bid solicitation, or other document describing the activity the amount and percentage of federal funding and the amount and percentage of nongovernmental funding.</p> <p>An individual or entity carrying out a program, project, or activity that is carried out using federal funds must, as part of the performance progress reporting, include a certification indicating whether the individual or entity complied with the disclosure requirements.</p> <p>The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must annually</p> <ul> <li>review a random sampling of public communications issued by agencies and recipients of federal funds for compliance with the disclosure requirements, and</li> <li>make publicly available the findings of the review.</li> </ul> <p>The OMB must make available to the public a mechanism to anonymously report communications that do not comply. </p>

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