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Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

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on June 21, 2006, and sent to the Senate. H.R. 5060 can be considered a sister bill to S. 2590, but it is weaker than S. 2590 because it only considers federal grants. This bill died when S. 2590 was passed by the House and S.Con.Res. 114 was passed by the House and Senate because S. 2590 considers a
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Not later than January 1, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget shall, in accordance with this section, section 204 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note), and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.), ensure the existence and
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is typically critical of the OMB, but eventually it was determined that the government site would be based on what OMB Watch was developing, with the group being paid $ 600,000 for their technology. As of early 2008, the government's site,
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in the Senate. For their bipartisan efforts in drafting the legislation and shepherding it into law, the lead staffers for Senators Coburn and Obama were recognized by The Hill newspaper as being among the top staffers on Capitol Hill.
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announced on August 31, 2006, that he would be bringing S. 2590 to a vote in the Senate sometime in September 2006 despite any holds on the bill. On September 7, 2006, S. 2590 passed by
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were revealed and removed, it was passed unanimously in the Senate on September 6, 2006, and by the House on September 13, 2006. The bill was signed into law by
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signed the bill into law on September 26, 2006. In attendance at the signing were the bill's author Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, Sen.
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that requires the full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in
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H.R. 5060, an amendment to the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, was passed by the
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On June 3, 2008, Senator Obama, along with Senators Carper, Coburn and McCain, introduced follow-up legislation:
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number (where applicable), program source, and an award title descriptive of the purpose of each funding action;
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operation of a single searchable website, accessible by the public at no cost to access, that includes for each
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five days later and S.Con.Res. 114 was agreed to and passed by both the House and the Senate on the same day.
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WashingtonWatch.com – P.L. 109–282, The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
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In addition to Coburn, Obama, and McCain, there were 43 other senators who co-sponsored this bill:
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Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security
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A bill to require full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds.
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S. 2590 introduced in the House on September 8, 2006. It was agreed upon and passed by
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estimates S. 2590 will cost $ 15 million over its authorized time period of 2007–2011.
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S. 3077: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008
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The act had strong bipartisan support at every stage in the legislative process.
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signing the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 in the
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S. 2590 was introduced in the Senate on April 6, 2006, and then sent to the
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The legislation delegated responsibility for creating the website to the
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opened in December 2007 as a result of the act, and is maintained by the
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Index

Great Seal of the United States
Acronyms
109th United States Congress
Pub. L.
109–282 (text)
(PDF)
Statutes at Large
Stat.
1186
Legislative history
S. 2590
Tom Coburn
R
OK
Barack Obama
D
IL
Tom Carper
D
DE
John McCain
R
AZ
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security
Senate
House
George W. Bush
Act of Congress
fiscal year

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