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Trust in Government Act of 2023

Introduced: April 18, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Apr 18, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Apr 18, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Small Business, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in House
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Trust in Government Act of 2023

This bill directs the Departments of State, the Treasury, the Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (ED), Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security (DHS), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to take specified steps to improve service delivery and public perception of agency interactions.

Such steps shall include

  • State setting up an online passport renewal process;
  • Treasury expanding electronic tax filing and offering support via secure e-mail;
  • ED creating a centralized loan repayment portal;
  • DHS taking action to reduce passenger wait times at airports;
  • the SBA streamlining online disaster assistance applications; and
  • the SSA developing a mobile-accessible, online process for applying or receiving benefits.

The Office of Management and Budget must designate a team of individuals to lead and support agencies initiatives to improve public perception of agency interactions.

What's happening now May 10, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 14
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 19, 2024
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jun 14, 2023
 D
Garcia, Robert
California · Apr 19, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 19, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· Apr 18, 2023
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 18, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 18, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Apr 18, 2023
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 18, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2689: Trust in Government Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2689/
MLA
"H.R. 2689: Trust in Government Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2689/.
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H.R. 2689, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2689/.
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