Simplifying Grants Act of 2022
Latest action · Oct 7, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Simplifying Grants Act of 2022
This bill sets forth procedures for simplifying the grant process for nonurbanized areas, for both existing and new grant programs.
Each agency must make publicly available a checklist for covered local governments with respect to each grant program of the agency for which such governments are otherwise eligible that includes each requirement for every step of the grant process.
The Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress (1) within 270 days of this bill's enactment, evaluating the extent to which agencies have simplified the requirements and made the checklist available; and (2) each April 1st, evaluating the amount of technical assistance provided and the amount of funds awarded.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2022 to Dec 14, 2022; 40 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Oct 7, 2022 |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Oct 18, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Oct 18, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Oct 21, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Oct 21, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Nov 3, 2022 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Nov 17, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Dec 14, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Oct 7, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2022Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 771 | Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2021 |
| HR 914 | Simplifying Grants Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 9, 2023 |
| S 4799 | Simplifying Grants Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Sep 7, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To simplify the grant process for nonurbanized areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Simplifying Grants Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2022Introduced in House
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