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S. 303 111th Congress Senate

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999.

Introduced: January 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2009
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Dec 14, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 14, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14835-14837)
Dec 14, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H14835-14837)
Dec 14, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 303.
Dec 14, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14835-14839)
Dec 14, 2009
Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 10, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 10, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 18, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 18, 2009
Received in the House.
Mar 17, 2009
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3318-3319; text as passed Senate: CR S3318-3319)
Mar 17, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3318-3319; text as passed Senate: CR S3318-3319)
Mar 11, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
Mar 11, 2009
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-7.
Feb 11, 2009
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S789-790)
Jan 22, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S789)
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

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 Latest action December 15, 2009

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (FFAMIA) to repeal its termination date (thus extending it indefinitely).

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and maintain a public website that serves as a central point of information and access for federal grant applicants, including grant: (1) announcements; (2) statements of eligibility; (3) application requirements; (4) purposes; (5) federal agency providers; and (6) deadlines for applying and awarding.

Requires the website to allow grant applicants to apply for grants on it, among other uses.

Amends the Act to require OMB to report to Congress on: (1) the implementation of FFAMIA; and (2) a strategic plan specifying federal financial assistance progams suitable for common applications and reporting forms or requirements, changes in law (if any) needed to achieve the goals of this Act, and plans, timeliness, and cost estimates for developing an entirely electronic, web-based process for managing federal financial assistance.

Requires the head of each federal agency that has not been exempted from FFAMIA to develop a plan that describes how it will carry out its responsibilities under the strategic plan.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-303/
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