Congress 118 - HR 2689 - Trust in Government Act of 2023

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Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Aviation and airports Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Employee benefits and pensions Federal-Indian relations Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government Operations and Politics Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Medicaid Medicare Nutrition and diet Postal service Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Visas and passports Worker safety and health

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Trust in Government Act of 2023

This bill directs the Departments of State, the Treasury, the Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (ED), Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security (DHS), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to take specified steps to improve service delivery and public perception of agency interactions.

Such steps shall include

State setting up an online passport renewal process;
Treasury expanding electronic tax filing and offering support via secure e-mail;
ED creating a centralized loan repayment portal;
DHS taking action to reduce passenger wait times at airports;
the SBA streamlining online disaster assistance applications; and
the SSA developing a mobile-accessible, online process for applying or receiving benefits.

The Office of Management and Budget must designate a team of individuals to lead and support agencies initiatives to improve public perception of agency interactions.

Actions

May 10, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Apr 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Apr 18, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Apr 18, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Small Business, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 18, 2023

Introduced in House

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