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To amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, to repeal the requirement regarding data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher…

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To amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, to repeal the requirement regarding data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations.

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 15, 1999

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Jan 13, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

Jan 7, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32-33)

Jan 6, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Jan 6, 1999

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 to repeal: (1) the mandate that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) amend a specified OMB circular to require Federal awarding agencies to ensure that all data produced under an award (to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations) be made available to the public through the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act; and (2) agency authority to charge a user fee for obtaining such data at the request of a private party.

What's happening now July 15, 1999

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Sep 21, 1999

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Sep 21, 1999

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 9, 1999

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Apr 20, 1999

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 20, 1999

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 88: To amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, to repeal the requirement regarding data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-88/

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"H.R. 88: To amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999, to repeal the requirement regarding data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-88/.

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H.R. 88, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-88/.

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