Transparency in Government Act of 2019

10/28/2022, 2:00 AM

Transparency in Government Act of 2019

This bill establishes reporting, disclosure, and other requirements across all branches of government to expand public access to information such as federal spending, Supreme Court proceedings, and White House visitor access records.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 5150

Introduced on
2019-11-18

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

11/18/2019

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Transparency in Government Act of 2019

This bill establishes reporting, disclosure, and other requirements across all branches of government to expand public access to information such as federal spending, Supreme Court proceedings, and White House visitor access records.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo 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.

Policy Areas
Congress

Potential Impact
Accounting and auditing•
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Appropriations•
Banking and financial institutions regulation•
Budget process•
Civil actions and liability•
Congressional Research Service (CRS)•
Congressional agencies•
Congressional committees•
Congressional officers and employees•
Congressional operations and organization•
Congressional oversight•
Congressional-executive branch relations•
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation•
Criminal justice information and records•
Debt collection•
Department of Justice•
Department of the Treasury•
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation•
Executive Office of the President•
Federal officials•
Financial Stability Oversight Council•
Financial crises and stabilization•
Freedom of information•
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption•
Government information and archives•
Government studies and investigations•
House of Representatives•
Internet and video services•
Internet, web applications, social media•
Judicial procedure and administration•
Judicial review and appeals•
Law enforcement officers•
Lawyers and legal services•
Legislative rules and procedure•
Library of Congress•
Licensing and registrations•
Marketing and advertising•
Members of Congress•
Performance measurement•
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents•
Public contracts and procurement•
Public participation and lobbying•
Senate•
Sound recording•
Supreme Court•
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers•
Television and film•
Transportation costs•
U.S. Capitol

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/26/2021

Transparency in Government Act of 2019

This bill establishes reporting, disclosure, and other requirements across all branches of government to expand public access to information such as federal spending, Supreme Court proceedings,...


Latest Action12/18/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.