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H.R. 3159: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012

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H.R. 3159: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 649 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3159 (2012-12-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012

Plain summary

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish guidelines regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance. Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that administer U.S. foreign assistance relating to: (1) resource monitoring, (2) project and program evaluation, and (3) analysis of findings and generalizations and their applicability to proposed project and program design. Requires: (1) each appropriate federal department or agency to begin using such guidelines within one year after their establishment, and (2) the President to submit a related report to Congress within 18 months. Directs the President to require the Secretary of State to establish and maintain an Internet website to make publicly available comprehensive and accessible information on U.S. foreign assistance programs on a country-by-country and program-by program basis. Authorizes a department or agency to use up to 5% of its foreign development assistance funds for activities under this Act.

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Official text

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 56 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam Smith (D-WA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3159 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112