H.R. 5536 · 118th Congress

Grant Transparency Act of 2023

Introduced on Sep 18, 2023 by Russell Fry (R-SC-7). 16 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-140.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-140
Introduced
Sep 18, 2023
Cosponsors
16
1 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To require transparency in notices of funding opportunity, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Russell FryR-SC-7Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 15

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
  6. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6032-6033)
  8. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5536.
  9. Nov 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6032)
  10. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6032)
  11. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Nov 19, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
  13. Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Dec 3, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6786)
  15. Dec 4, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Dec 5, 2024Presented to President.
  17. Dec 5, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
  19. Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
  20. Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-140.
  21. Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-140.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.