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 - (Sec. 2) Sets forth additional information relating to a federal program that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to include on its website and update at least annually, including: (1) the total administrative cost of the program and the expenditures for services for the program for the previous fiscal year; (2) an estimate of the number of clients served by the program and beneficiaries who received assistance under the program for the previous fiscal year; (3) an estimate, for the previous fiscal year, of the number of full-time federal employees who administer the program and the number of full-time employees whose salary is paid in part or in full by the federal government through a grant or contract or other form of financial assistance; (4) an identification of the specific statute that authorizes the program and whether such authorization is expired; (5) any finding of duplication or overlap; and (6) any program performance reviews for such program.
Requires the OMB Director, not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, to publish on the OMB website the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant accounts for which the period of availability to the grantee has expired.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 to require the Comptroller General (GAO) to maintain and provide regular annual updates to a publicly available website that tracks the status of agency responses to recommendations by the Comptroller General for identifying duplicative government programs.
(Sec. 4) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of classified information.
(Sec. 5) Requires the OMB Director to implement this Act not later than one year after its enactment. Prohibits the authorization of additional funds to carry out the requirements of this Act.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-355.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-355.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
Mr. Lankford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H1902)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1902-1904)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1423.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1902-1903)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1902-1903)
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.