GREAT Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (13 Jun 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What this bill does
The GREAT Act, or Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019, aims to modernize how federal grant recipients report information. It would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), along with the executive department that issues the most federal grants, to create government-wide data standards for this reporting. These standards would need to be applied by federal agencies in their information collection requests for grants.
This bill would affect recipients of federal grants and cooperative agreements by standardizing the data they must report. It also impacts federal agencies by requiring them to adopt these new data standards for future grant reporting. Ultimately, the bill intends to make grant data more searchable, machine-readable, and publicly accessible on a single website, while ensuring no new data collection is mandated beyond what is already required by law.
The GREAT Act was introduced in the Senate on June 13, 2019, and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. As of its introduction, its latest action is simply that it has been introduced, meaning it has not yet moved to a vote in committee or on the floor of either chamber of Congress.
Plain-English summary generated by Bill100 AI from the official record. Always verify against the source below.
Official summary
Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019 or the GREAT Act
This bill requires the establishment and use of data standards for information reported by recipients of federal grants.
The bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.
Each agency shall ensure its awards use the data standards for future information collection requests.
Timeline
13 Jun 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 1829 do?
- The GREAT Act, or Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019, aims to modernize how federal grant recipients report information. It would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), along with the executive department that issues the most federal grants, to create government-wide data standards for this reporting. These standards would need to be applied by federal agencies in their information collection requests for grants. This bill would affect recipients of federal grants and cooperative agreements by standardizing the data they must report. It also impacts federal agencies by requiring them to adopt these new data standards for future grant reporting. Ultimately, the bill intends to make grant data more searchable, machine-readable, and publicly accessible on a single website, while ensuring no new data collection is mandated beyond what is already required by law. The GREAT Act was introduced in the Senate on June 13, 2019, and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. As of its introduction, its latest action is simply that it has been introduced, meaning it has not yet moved to a vote in committee or on the floor of either chamber of Congress.
- Has S. 1829 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1829. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1829?
- S. 1829 was sponsored by Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1829?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (13 Jun 2019).
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