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118th Congress Government Operations and Politics

H.R. 2689: Trust in Government Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 18, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 18, 2023

This bill directs the Departments of State, the Treasury, the Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (ED), Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security (DHS), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to take specified steps to improve service delivery and public perception of agency interactions.

Such steps shall include

  • State setting up an online passport renewal process;
  • Treasury expanding electronic tax filing and offering support via secure e-mail;
  • ED creating a centralized loan repayment portal;
  • DHS taking action to reduce passenger wait times at airports;
  • the SBA streamlining online disaster assistance applications; and
  • the SSA developing a mobile-accessible, online process for applying or receiving benefits.
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The Office of Management and Budget must designate a team of individuals to lead and support agencies initiatives to improve public perception of agency interactions.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

14

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History

  1. Apr 18, 2023Introduced in the House by Katie Porter.
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  1. May 10, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. May 8, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
  3. Apr 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  4. Apr 18, 2023Introduced in House
  5. Apr 18, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Small Business, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Apr 18, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.