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A bill to maximize transparency and accountability for direct appropriations to non-Federal entities, including those instances when Congress appropriates funds to a Federal agency specifically in order to contract with a congressionally identified non-Federal entity.

4/17/2007--Introduced.

Transparency in Federal Funding Act of 2007 - Requires each cabinet-level department and independent agency that administers a program containing an earmark in the preceding year to disclose annually to Congress whether any portion of such earmarked funds were retained by the agency or any other organization tasked with distributing them.

Latest Actions
  • 06/06/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
  • 04/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1134 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007