H.R. 4894: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020
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H.R. 4894: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-29 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 183 (2020): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4894 (2020-09-14), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020
Plain summary
Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to make budget justification materials available to the public. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to make certain details regarding the materials available to the public, including a list of the agencies that submit budget justification materials to Congress, the dates that the materials are submitted to Congress and posted online, and links to the materials.
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Official text
Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · 10 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4894, Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2019 (2020-03-09)
Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] reported raising $998,074 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 183 (2020): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4894 (2020-09-14): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4894.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr4894 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116