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HOUSE 5536118th CongressBecame Public Law No: 118-140.

Grant Transparency Act of 2023

Last Action
12/11/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-11Became Public Law No: 118-140.
  • 2024-12-11Became Public Law No: 118-140.
  • 2024-12-11Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-11Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-05Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-05Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-04Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-12-03Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6786)
  • 2024-12-03Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-11-19Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
  • 2024-11-18Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-11-18On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6032)
  • 2024-11-18Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6032)
  • 2024-11-18DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5536.
  • 2024-11-18Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6032-6033)

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-12-11 (49)

Grant Transparency Act of 2023

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.

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. 

Cosponsors (16)

  • Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
  • Ralph Norman (R-SC)
  • Brad Finstad (R-MN)
  • Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
  • Byron Donalds (R-FL)
  • Erin Houchin (R-IN)
  • Steve Womack (R-AR)
  • Roger Williams (R-TX)
  • William Timmons (R-SC)
  • Nancy Mace (R-SC)
  • Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
  • Laurel Lee (R-FL)
  • Mike Ezell (R-MS)
  • Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
  • Michael Waltz (R-FL)
  • Pat Fallon (R-TX)

Subjects

  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives

Became law: Pub. L. 118-140

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