HR 7974 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.

Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Josh Brecheen R-OK

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 18, 2026 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 18, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-TXChip RoyOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalMar 18, 2026
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-AKNicholas J. Begich IIIOriginalMar 18, 2026
R-FLRandy FineOriginalMar 18, 2026
D-NCDonald G. DavisMar 24, 2026
D-HIEd CaseMar 24, 2026
R-SCSheri BiggsMar 24, 2026
R-NCMark HarrisApr 13, 2026
R-PAScott PerryApr 13, 2026
R-ALGary J. PalmerApr 15, 2026
R-VABen ClineApr 20, 2026
R-NCAddison P. McDowellMay 13, 2026
D-NVSusie LeeOct 26, 2026

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 Mar 18, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 18, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 18, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 49, March 18, 2026, page H2597.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 18, 2026Introduced in House

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