Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 23, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 22, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (FFAMIA) to repeal its termination date (thus extending it indefinitely).
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and maintain a public website that serves as a central point of information and access for federal grant applicants, including grant: (1) announcements; (2) statements of eligibility; (3) application requirements; (4) purposes; (5) federal agency providers; and (6) deadlines for applying and awarding.
Requires the website to allow grant applicants to apply for grants on it, among other uses.
Amends the Act to require OMB to report to Congress on: (1) the implementation of FFAMIA; and (2) a strategic plan specifying federal financial assistance progams suitable for common applications and reporting forms or requirements, changes in law (if any) needed to achieve the goals of this Act, and plans, timeliness, and cost estimates for developing an entirely electronic, web-based process for managing federal financial assistance.
Requires the head of each federal agency that has not been exempted from FFAMIA to develop a plan that describes how it will carry out its responsibilities under the strategic plan.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 26, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jul 26, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2008Markup Jul 30, 2008Reported Sep 17, 2008 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2008 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 23, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 23, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sep 22, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9217-9218; text as passed Senate: CR S9217-9218)
- Sep 17, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-468.
- Sep 17, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1027.
- Jul 30, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 26, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7526-7527)
- Jul 26, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7527-7528)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9217Text printed S9217 | Harry Reid D-NV | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7526Text printed S7527 | George V. Voinovich R-OH (text) | Jul 26, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 20, 2008S. 3341, Federal Financial Assistance Mangement Improvement Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2008</p>
- Aug 20, 2008S. 3341, Federal Financial Assistance Mangement Improvement Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2008
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid programs
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Internet
- Office of Management and Budget
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Strategic planning
- Sunset legislation
- Web sites
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 22, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 17, 2008Reported to Senate
- Jul 26, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
