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HR 3262 112th Congress House

Government Results Transparency Act

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Government transparency.

Introduced: October 27, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPerformance measurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2011
Ordered to be Reported.
Nov 3, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 3, 2011

Ordered to be Reported.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Results Transparency Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to submit to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB) all information concerning the agency's programs, priority goals, and results for publication online by RATB in its original format. Requires RATB to: (1) publish for each fiscal year the amount spent for each program identified by an agency and performance information for such program; (2) designate, by rule, common data elements (i.e., codes, identifiers, and fields) for information required to be reported by agencies; and (3) designate data reporting standards to govern agency reporting requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 8
BURTON, DAN
· Nov 3, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 3, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Nov 3, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 3, 2011
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Nov 3, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Nov 3, 2011
Mack, Connie
· Nov 3, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Nov 3, 2011
Marino, Tom
· Nov 3, 2011
Meehan, Patrick
· Nov 3, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Nov 3, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Nov 1, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Nov 1, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Oct 27, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 27, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Oct 27, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Oct 27, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Oct 27, 2011
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 27, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Oct 27, 2011
Miller, Candice
· Oct 27, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Oct 27, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3262: Government Results Transparency Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3262/
MLA
"H.R. 3262: Government Results Transparency Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3262/.
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H.R. 3262, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3262/.
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[H.R. 3262: Government Results Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3262/)
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