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Simplifying Grants Act of 2023

Introduced: October 17, 2023 Introduced by: Franklin, Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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Simplifying Grants Act of 2023

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 February 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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 Cosponsors 44
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 6, 2024
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 18, 2024
Bucshon, Larry
· Dec 12, 2023
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 29, 2023
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Oct 17, 2023
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Fischbach, Michelle
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2023
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · May 18, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 9, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 26, 2023
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Apr 26, 2023
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 17, 2023
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 9, 2023
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 9, 2023
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Feb 9, 2023
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2023
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Feb 9, 2023
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2023
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Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Feb 9, 2023
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 9, 2023
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2023
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2023
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Houchin, Erin
Indiana · Feb 9, 2023
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 9, 2023
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 9, 2023
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2023
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2023
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Feb 9, 2023
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Feb 9, 2023
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McCormick, Richard
Georgia · Feb 9, 2023
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Feb 9, 2023
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Feb 9, 2023
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 9, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2023
Steel, Michelle
· Feb 9, 2023
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2023
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Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 914: Simplifying Grants Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-914/
MLA
"H.R. 914: Simplifying Grants Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-914/.
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H.R. 914, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-914/.
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[H.R. 914: Simplifying Grants Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-914/)
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