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HR 1061 112th Congress House

Federal Agency Transparency Act

Official title: To require Federal agencies to show receipts and expenditures every two weeks on agency websites.

Introduced: March 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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
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Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Agency Transparency Act - Requires each federal agency, at the end of each two-week period, to publish on its official website a statement of all funds received and spent during such period.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 31, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 31, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Mar 31, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Mar 14, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1061: Federal Agency Transparency Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1061/
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"H.R. 1061: Federal Agency Transparency Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1061/.
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H.R. 1061, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1061/.
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