Skip to main content
H.R. 3609 112th Congress House

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Official title: To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2011 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archives
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Government lending and loan guaranteesPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurement
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
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 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2012
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Oct 1, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.
Jul 31, 2012
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on House Administration for a period ending not later than Oct. 1, 2012 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X.
Jul 31, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-635, Part I.
Apr 26, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 26, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Dec 8, 2011
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 1, 2012

Committee on House Administration discharged.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency, on an annual basis, to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for each program; (3) estimate the number of clients served by each program and the beneficiaries who received assistance under each program; (4) estimate the number of full-time federal and contract employees who administer each program; and (5) identify federal programs with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.

Requires each agency head to publish on the agency website, not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, the information required by this Act, the latest performance reviews of each agency program, improper payment rates, the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant accounts, and recommendations for consolidating duplicative or overlapping programs, eliminating waste and inefficiency, and terminating lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, to publish on the OMB website a report that contains: (1) an identification of programs across agencies with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds; and (2) recommendations to consolidate duplicative programs, eliminate waste and inefficiency, and terminate lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of classified information.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3609: Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3609/
MLA
"H.R. 3609: Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3609/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3609, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3609/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3609: Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3609/)
Report a problem