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Simplifying Grants Act of 2022

Introduced: September 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 7, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Simplifying Grants Act of 2022

This bill sets forth procedures for simplifying the grant process for nonurbanized areas, for both existing and new grant programs.

Each agency must make publicly available a checklist for covered local governments with respect to each grant program of the agency for which such governments are otherwise eligible that includes each requirement for every step of the grant process.

The Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress (1) within 270 days of this bill's enactment, evaluating the extent to which agencies have simplified the requirements and made the checklist available; and (2) each April 1st, evaluating the amount of technical assistance provided and the amount of funds awarded.

What's happening now September 7, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9148 Identical bill Simplifying Grants Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 7, 2022
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 7, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 7, 2022
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 7, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 7, 2022
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 7, 2022
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Sep 7, 2022
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4799: Simplifying Grants Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4799/
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"S. 4799: Simplifying Grants Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4799/.
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S. 4799, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4799/.
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