S. 3836 · 117th Congress
The Watchdog Act
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This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Taxpayer Watchdog Office.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 15, 2022
The Watchdog Act
This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Taxpayer Watchdog Office. The office shall (1) oversee the implementation of federal transparency laws (i.e., laws requiring disclosure of how federal funds are spent), (2) accept and review complaints about a failure of a federal agency to comply with a transparency law, (3) evaluate the compliance of federal agencies with such laws, (4) provide information on transparency to the public on a searchable public website, and (5) make annual reports to the public listing each federal transparency law and on the evaluation of federal agency compliance with such laws.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: The Watchdog Act
Latest action (Mar 15, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1179-1180)
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 15, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.