118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 5536: Grant Transparency Act of 2023
Became Law
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
This act establishes transparency requirements for notices of funding opportunity in applications for competitive grants awarded by federal agencies, excluding the Government Accountability Office.
Specifically, each notice of funding opportunity issued by an agency for a competitive grant must include
- a description of any rating system and evaluation and selection criteria the agency uses to assess applications for the grant;
- a statement of whether the agency uses a weighted scoring method and a description of any such method that it uses for the grant, including the amount by which the agency weighs each criterion; and
- any other qualitative or quantitative merit-based approach the agency uses to evaluate an application for the grant.
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Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget must develop relevant data elements to ensure common reporting by each agency with respect to such grant applications.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jasmine Crockett D-TXOriginal
- Byron Donalds R-FLOriginal
- Brad Finstad R-MNOriginal
- Erin Houchin R-INOriginal
- Harriet Hageman R-WYOriginal
- Ralph Norman R-SCOriginal
- William Timmons R-SCOriginal
- Steve Womack R-AROriginal
- Roger Williams R-TXOriginal
- Laurel Lee R-FL
- Nancy Mace R-SC
- Marcus Molinaro R-NY
- Mike Ezell R-MS
- Nicholas Langworthy R-NY
- Patrick Fallon R-TX
- Michael Waltz R-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Russell Fry SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, passed House, passed Senate, became law6 events+148
- 2Jasmine CrockettCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Byron DonaldsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Mike EzellCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Patrick FallonCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 118-140.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Russell Fry.
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- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 118-140.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6786)
- Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
- Mr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6032-6033)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5536.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6032)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6032)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.