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S 807 116th Congress Senate

COST Act

Official title: A bill to require recipients of Federal funds to disclose information relating to programs, projects, or activities carried out using the Federal funds.

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Executive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingState and local government operations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 14, 2019
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cost Openness and Spending Transparency Act of 2019 or the COST Act

This bill requires recipients of federal funds to disclose financing information relating to programs, projects, or activities carried out using such funds.

Specifically, such a recipient (including a state or local government or a recipient of a federal research grant) must clearly state in any press release, request for proposal, bid solicitation, or other document describing the activity the amount and percentage of federal funding and the amount and percentage of nongovernmental funding.

If the Office of Management and Budget determines that a recipient is failing to comply, it may direct each agency providing federal funds to withhold up to 25% of the funds until the recipient complies.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3267 Related bill MAKE CENTS Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 14, 2019
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 807: COST Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-807/
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