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To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to accelerate the timeline for posting information about Federal awards to the public. It requires Federal award information to be posted within 3 days of the award, instead of the current requirement of up to 30 days. The change aims to ensure real-time public access to information about how federal funds are distributed and awarded.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
17 cosponsors
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Mar 18, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2026
Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Roy, Mr. Begich, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Self, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REAL-TIME PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION.
Section 2(c)(4) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282) is amended by striking “not later than 30 days after the award of any Federal award requiring a posting” and inserting “within 3 days after the award of any Federal award requiring a posting to ensure that the public obtains real-time access to the information concerned”. <all>
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