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S. 3484 115th Congress Senate

GREAT Act

Official title: A bill to modernize Federal grant reporting, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2018 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyCongressional oversight
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Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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Nov 13, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.
Nov 13, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-354.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Sep 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 13, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.

 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 in a calendar year, 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 data reported by grant recipients and collected from all agencies to be published on a single public portal.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3484: GREAT Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3484/
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"S. 3484: GREAT Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3484/.
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S. 3484, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3484/.
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