Grant Transparency Act of 2023
Public Law 118-140 · H.R. 5536 · 118th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Dec 11, 2024 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC-7)
Cosponsors (16): Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Ralph Norman,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
This act establishes transparency requirements for notices of funding opportunity in applications for competitive grants awarded by federal agencies, excluding the Government Accountability Office.
Specifically, each notice of funding opportunity issued by an agency for a competitive grant must include
• a description of any rating system and evaluation and selection criteria the agency uses to assess applications for the grant;
• a statement of whether the agency uses a weighted scoring method and a description of any such method that it uses for the grant, including the amount by which the agency weighs each criterion; and
• any other qualitative or quantitative merit-based approach the agency uses to evaluate an application for the grant.
Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget must develop relevant data elements to ensure common reporting by each agency with respect to such grant applications.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2260Identical bill
Grant Transparency Act of 2023
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 11, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-140.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 5, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 4, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 3, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 19, 2024CalendarCalendar · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
- Nov 18, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5536.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 18, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 18, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.