To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.
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Cosponsors (17)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)Original· 2026-03-18
- Chip Roy (R-TX-21)Original· 2026-03-18
- Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)Original· 2026-03-18
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)Original· 2026-03-18
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)Original· 2026-03-18
- Keith Self (R-TX-3)Original· 2026-03-18
- Michael Cloud (R-TX-27)Original· 2026-03-18
- Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)Original· 2026-03-18
- Randy Fine (R-FL-6)Original· 2026-03-18
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2026-03-24
- Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2026-03-24
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)· 2026-03-24
- Mark Harris (R-NC-8)· 2026-04-13
- Scott Perry (R-PA-10)· 2026-04-13
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)· 2026-04-15
- Ben Cline (R-VA-6)· 2026-04-20
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)· 2026-05-13
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-03-18
Previously
- Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-18
Plain-English Summary
The bill would require the federal government to update its public database of federal spending in real-time instead of waiting weeks or months, so taxpayers and watchdog groups can immediately see where government money is going. This would apply to all federal awards like contracts, grants, and loans given to companies, nonprofits, and individuals. The change would make it easier for citizens, journalists, and oversight organizations to track how federal dollars are actually being spent.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7974 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7974 To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2026 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Roy, Mr. Begich, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Self, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REAL-TIME PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION. Section 2(c)(4) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282) is amended by striking ``not later than 30 days after the award of any Federal award requiring a posting'' and inserting ``within 3 days after the award of any Federal award requiring a posting to ensure that the public obtains real-time access to the information concerned''. <all>
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