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H.R. 7974

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7974, the To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2026 by Rep. Josh Brecheen (R) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 7974 has 17 co-sponsors.

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119 HR 7974 IH: To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7974  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2026   Mr. Brecheen  (for himself,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Roy ,  Mr. Begich ,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ,  Mr. Cloud ,  Mr. Donalds ,  Mrs. Harshbarger ,  Mr. Self , and  Mr. Fine ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure real-time public access to Federal award information.
1.
Real-time public access to Federal award information
Section 2(c)(4) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–282 ) is amended by striking  not later than 30 days after the award of any Federal award requiring a posting  and inserting  within 3 days after the award of any Federal award requiring a posting to ensure that the public obtains real-time access to the information concerned .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Brecheen (R) sponsors H.R. 7974, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7974 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Mar 18, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7974 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2026.

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

Votes

H.R. 7974 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7974 goes by 2 titles.

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

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7974 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Fuel/Gas/Oil.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRANDON ARNOLD111
BRYAN RILEY111
DAVID TIMMONS111
PETE SEPP111
THOMAS AIELLO111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7974 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7974’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr7974/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7974, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRECHEEN:H.R. 7974.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H2597]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com