H.R. 4887 115th Congress House

GREAT Act

Official title: To modernize Federal grant reporting, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 29, 2018 Introduced by: Virginia Foxx Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Sep 27, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sep 26, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 26, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9074-9075)

Sep 26, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9074-9075)

Sep 26, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4887.

Sep 26, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9074-9076)

Sep 26, 2018

Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 12, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 738.

Sep 12, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-947.

Feb 6, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Feb 6, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 29, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jan 29, 2018

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 27, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018 or the GREAT Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to: (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.

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