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Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2113

Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act - (Sec. 2) Defines "program" for purposes of this Act as an organized set of activities by one or more agencies directed toward a common purpose or goal.

Requires that the website of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) include a program inventory that identifies each program of the federal government, which shall include: (1) any activity that is commonly referred to as a program; (2) any activity specifically created by law, or referenced in law, as a program; (3) each program that has an application process; (4) each program for which financial awards are made on a competitive basis; and (5) any activity identified as a program activity in a budget request.

Requires, for each program identified in such program inventory: (1) an identification of the specific statute that authorizes the program and any program regulations; (2) an estimate of the number of individuals served by any program that provides grants or financial assistance and the beneficiaries who received financial assistance under the program; (3) an estimate of the number of full-time employees who administer the program and the number of such employees whose salary is paid, in full or part, by the federal government; (4) links to any evaluation, assessment, or program performance reviews by the agency, an Inspector General, or the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released during the preceding five years; and (5) financial information for each program required to be reported under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

Requires the OMB Director to issue guidance to assist agencies in identifying how the program activities used in budget or appropriations accounts correspond with programs identified in the program inventory required by this Act. Authorizes the Director to issue guidance to agencies on how to more closely align programs in the program inventory for purposes of the President's annual budget submission to Congress.

(Sec. 3) Requires: (1) the OMB Director, not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe regulations or other guidance to implement this Act; and (2) the implementation of this Act not later than 1 year after its enactment.

Current Status of Bill S 2113

Bill S 2113 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 12, 2014. Bill S 2113 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the Senate on March 12, 2014.  Bill S 2113's most recent activity was Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. as of August 26, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2113

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
38
Democrat Cosponsors
4
Republican Cosponsors
33
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2113

Primary Policy Focus

Government Operations and Politics

Potential Impact Areas

- Accounting and auditing
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Performance measurement

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2113

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act
A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost and performance of Government programs and areas of duplication among them, and for other purposes.
Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act
Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

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