HR 914 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Simplifying Grants Act of 2023

Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Scott Franklin R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 9, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Simplifying Grants Act of 2023

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 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2023 to Feb 6, 2024; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MNBrad FinstadOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-INErin HouchinOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-FLKat CammackOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-ORLori Chavez-DeRemerOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-MSMike EzellOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-NEMike FloodOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TXPat FallonOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-MNPete StauberOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-GARichard McCormickOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-KSTracey MannOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-PAGlenn ThompsonFeb 17, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonApr 26, 2023
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezApr 26, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseMay 9, 2023
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezMay 18, 2023
R-MNMichelle FischbachJun 20, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOct 17, 2023
R-FLGus M. BilirakisNov 29, 2023
R-INLarry BucshonDec 12, 2023
R-ARBruce WestermanJan 18, 2024
R-KYAndy BarrFeb 6, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Feb 9, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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.

Constitutional authority

By Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida: H.R. 914 Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article One, Section Eight of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To simplify the grant process for nonurbanized areas, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 27, February 9, 2023, page H827.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 375Simplifying Grants Act of 2023Related billFeb 9, 2023
HR 9148Simplifying Grants Act of 2022Reintroduction ofOct 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 2023

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House

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