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US S272

US S272
Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021


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Introduced
02/08/2021
In Committee
03/17/2021
Crossed Over
06/28/2021
Passed
09/21/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/24/2021

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

An Act To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available.

AI Summary

This bill, the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021, amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require federal agencies to publicly post their budget justification materials (the annual budget documents submitted to Congress) within two weeks of submitting them. The bill also requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to maintain a public website with a tabular list of agencies and when their budget justifications were submitted and posted online. This aims to improve transparency around the federal budget process by making these important budget documents more readily available to the public.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 117-40. (on 09/24/2021)

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