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H.R. 5970 117th Congress House

Dormant Government Program Accountability Act

Official title: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance relating to reporting by agencies on Federal financial assistance programs tha… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance relating to reporting by agencies on Federal financial assistance programs that do not provide Federal financial assistance during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report.

Introduced: November 15, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 15, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dormant Government Program Accountability Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance directing federal agencies to report annually on programs and revolving funds that (1) provide federal financial assistance, and (2) did not provide federal financial assistance during the previous year.

The reports must include a list of the programs and funds, an explanation of why federal financial assistance was not provided, and the amount of budget authority that is available for each program or fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5970: Dormant Government Program Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5970/
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"H.R. 5970: Dormant Government Program Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5970/.
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H.R. 5970, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5970/.
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[H.R. 5970: Dormant Government Program Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5970/)
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