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S. 2113: Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

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S. 2113: Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Plain summary

Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act - (Sec. 2) Defines "program" for purposes of this Act as an organized set of activities by one or more agencies directed toward a common purpose or goal. Requires that the website of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) include a program inventory that identifies each program of the federal government, which shall include: (1) any activity that is commonly referred to as a program; (2) any activity specifically created by law, or referenced in law, as a program; (3) each program that has an application process; (4) each program for which financial awards are made on a competitive basis; and (5) any activity identified as a program activity in a budget request. Requires, for each program identified in such program inventory: (1) an identification of the specific statute that authorizes the program and any program regulations; (2) an estimate of the number of individuals served by any program that provides grants or financial assistance and the beneficiaries who received financial assistance under the program; (3) an estimate of the number of full-time employees who administer the program and the number of such employees whose salary is paid, in full or part, by the federal government; (4) links to any evaluation, assessment, or program performance reviews by the agency, an Inspector General, or the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released during the preceding five years; and (5) financial information for each program required to be reported under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. Requires the OMB Director to issue guidance to assist agencies in identifying how the program activities used in budget or appropriations accounts correspond with programs identified in the program inventory required by this Act. Authorizes the Director to issue guidance to agencies on how to more closely align programs in the program inventory for purposes of the President's annual budget submission to Congress. (Sec. 3) Requires: (1) the OMB Director, not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe regulations or other guidance to implement this Act; and (2) the implementation of this Act not later than 1 year after its enactment.

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Official text

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · 38 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rand Paul (R-KY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Tim Scott (R-SC), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s2113 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113