H.R.3928 - Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008

To require certain large government contractors that receive more than 80 percent of their annual gross revenue from Federal contracts to disclose the names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)

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  • Official: To require certain large government contractors that receive more than 80 percent of their annual gross revenue from Federal contracts to disclose the names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require certain recipients of Federal funds to disclose the names and total compensation of their most highly compensated officers, and for other purpose. as amended by house.
  • Short: Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 as introduced.

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4/23/2008--Passed House amended. Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that the federal awards website includes for each federal award of assistance or expe

Official Summary

4/23/2008--Passed House amended. Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that the federal awards website includes for each federal award of assistance or expenditures of $25,000 or more the names and total compensation of the five most highly compensated officers of the receiving entity if:
(1) the entity in the preceding fiscal year received 80% or more of its annual gross revenues and $25 million or more in annual gross revenues from federal awards; and
(2) the public does not have access to information about the compensation of the entity's senior executives through reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Internal Revenue Code.
Requires the Director of OMB to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act that include a definition of "total compensation" that is consistent with regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning executive compensation.


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05/03/08
ESU’s Political Parties and Politics Class visits US Capitol

The group was able to observe several members of Congress debating HR 3928, the Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007, in the Capitol Gallery ...

Source: PoconoNews.net, New York
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04/22/08
Murphy Passes a Bill in House for First Time

It's HR 3928, the Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007, which requires private companies who do almost all of their business with the government ...

Source: Hartford Courant, United States
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04/08/08
New bill would make government contractor salaries publicly

HR 3928 requires privately owned companies grossing over $25 million annually that receive over 80 percent of their revenue from federal contracts to report ...

Source: OhMyGov!, DC
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10/24/09
H.R.3928: SKILLs Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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09/03/08
Lawmakers chop up major contracting reform legislation (9/4/08 ...

The stand-alone bill was known as the 2007 Government Contractor Accountability Act (H.R. 3928). Legislation from Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., as well as a companion bill introduced by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to ensure that ...

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09/03/08
lawmakers chop up major contracting reform legislation

the stand-alone bill was known as the 2007 government contractor accountability act (hr 3928). legislation from rep. brad ellsworth, d-ind., as well as a companion bill introduced by sen. barack obama, d-ill., to ensure that contractors ...

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