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H.R. 554 115th Congress House

Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act of 2017

Official title: To suspend the authority of a State to administer funds under Federal block grant programs if the State does not enact certain conflict of interest protections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Feb 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act of 2017

This bill directs the head of a federal agency that administers any of specified block grant programs to suspend the authority of the state to administer funds under the program if the state does not enact or enforce at least one law that requires disclosure by a state legislator of financial interests, prohibits a legislator from soliciting political party or election campaign contributions, or prohibits the making or soliciting of contributions during a period of contractor performance or negotiations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 554: Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-554/
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"H.R. 554: Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-554/.
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H.R. 554, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-554/.
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