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HR 2696 113th Congress House

To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference.

Introduced: July 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 16, 2013
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 Latest action July 16, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the head of a federal agency who is hosting a conference or sending an agency employee to a conference to submit to Congress, not later than 30 days before the conference, a report that includes: (1) an itemized statement of the cost of attending the conference, (2) the total cost to the agency hosting the conference, (3) the names of keynote speakers, (4) a list of conference attendees, (5) the location of the conference, (6) a summary of the purposes and goals of the conference, and (7) a conference itinerary. Defines "conference" as a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, training, or other event that involves travel for 50 or more attendees.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2696: To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2696/
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"H.R. 2696: To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2696/.
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H.R. 2696, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2696/.
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