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S. 2560 116th Congress Senate

Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available.

Introduced: September 26, 2019 Introduced by: Gary C. Peters Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
Mar 2, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-221.
Nov 6, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 2, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2019

This bill requires federal agencies to make budget justification materials available to the public. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to make certain details regarding the materials available to the public, including a list of the agencies that submit budget justification materials to Congress, the dates that the materials are submitted to Congress and posted online, and links to the materials.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5150 Transparency in Government Act of 2019
  • HR 4894 Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2560: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2560/
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"S. 2560: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2560/.
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S. 2560, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2560/.
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