Skip to main content
H.R. 3548 114th Congress House

TRACE Act

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

Introduced: September 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Business expensesCongressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Transportation costsTravel and tourism
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 17, 2015
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 September 17, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency Requirements for Agency Conferences and Events Act or the TRACE Act

This bill requires the head of a federal agency who is hosting a conference or sending an agency employee to a conference to submit to the relevant congressional committee, not later than 30 days before the conference, a report that includes: (1) an itemized statement of the cost of attending the conference, including the total cost; (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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3548: TRACE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3548/
MLA
"H.R. 3548: TRACE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3548/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3548, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3548/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3548: TRACE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3548/)
Report a problem