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HR 1585 100th Congress House

Hidden Budget Accountability Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to improve congressional oversight of programs in the President's budget treated in a manner designed to conceal … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to improve congressional oversight of programs in the President's budget treated in a manner designed to conceal the existence or scope of the program (commonly referred to as "black programs").

Introduced: March 12, 1987 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Congress and Members of CongressCongressional oversightFederal budgets
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Mar 12, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Mar 12, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hidden Budget Accountability Act - Directs the President to submit with the annual Federal budget transmitted to the Congress a presentation of the estimated budget outlays and requested budget authority, by agency and function, for programs that are included in the budget in a manner designed to conceal their existence and scope.

Requires the first budget submitted after enactment of this Act to set forth: (1) estimated budget outlays and requested budget authority for such programs included in the budget for each of the five previous years; and (2) the actual amounts appropriated by agency and function for such programs for each of such years.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 17, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 17, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1585: Hidden Budget Accountability Act. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1585/
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"H.R. 1585: Hidden Budget Accountability Act." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1585/.
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H.R. 1585, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1585/.
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