Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008

To strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.

6/26/2008--Introduced.
Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 with respect to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) searchable database website. Requires the website to allow the public to search programmatically and access all data in a serialized machine readable format (such as XML) via a web-services application programming interface. Specifies additional information on federal awards the website must include by certain deadlines. Requires the website to present information about federal awards and their recipients in ways that meet the needs of users with different levels of understanding about government spending and abilities using searching websites. Sets forth requirements of the Director of OMB to add specified data quality enhancements to the website. Requires the Director to ensure that the unique identifier used to link information on the website is also used to link information about performance of individual contractors and recipients of financial assistance starting with awards given in FY2008. Requires the chief executive officer of an award recipient to certify whether the entity has:
(1) filed all federal tax returns required during the preceding five years;
(2) been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code; and
(3) an outstanding debt under the Code for which a notice of lien has been publicly filed that is not being paid in a timely manner, or for which a collection due process hearing or relief is requested or pending. Requires the Director to:
(1) develop certification forms;
(2) ensure that each agency providing federal awards complies with tax compliance requirements; and
(3) ensure that the website contains such certified information.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
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Committees

• House Oversight and Government Reform
• 1 more
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.6411

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 26, 2008

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• Jul 28, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
• Jun 26, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
• Introduced on Jun 26, 2008.

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Related Bills:

• S.3077

Related Issue Areas:

• Web sites
• Telecommunication
• Technology
• Taxation
• 28 more
• Tax returns
• Subcontractors
• Public contracts
• Profit
• Performance measurement
• Office of Management and Budget
• Liens
• Leases
• Law
• Internet
• Income tax
• Identification devices
• Government publicity
• Government procurement
• Government paperwork
• Government lending
• Government contractors
• Finance
• Federal aid programs
• Executives
• Executive departments
• Ex-offenders
• Due process of law
• Data banks
• Criminal justice
• Collection of accounts
• Business
• Budgets

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