Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008

A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.

6/3/2008--Introduced.
Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 with respect to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) searchable database website. Requires the website to allow the public to search programmatically and access all data in a serialized machine readable format (such as XML) via a web-services application programming interface. Specifies additional information on federal awards the website must include by certain deadlines. Requires the website to present information about federal awards and their recipients in ways that meet the needs of users with different levels of understanding about government spending and abilities using searching websites. Sets forth requirements of the Director of OMB to add specified data quality enhancements to the website. Requires the Director to ensure that the unique identifier used to link information on the website is also used to link information about performance of individual contractors and recipients of financial assistance starting with awards given in FY2008. Requires the chief executive officer of an award recipient to certify whether the entity has:
(1) filed all federal tax returns required during the preceding five years;
(2) been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code; and
(3) an outstanding debt under the Code for which a notice of lien has been publicly filed that is not being paid in a timely manner, or for which a collection due process hearing or relief is requested or pending. Requires the Director to:
(1) develop certification forms;
(2) ensure that each agency providing federal awards complies with tax compliance requirements; and
(3) ensure that the website contains such certified information.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
  • Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.3077

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June 03, 2008

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• Jun 03, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Jun 03, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4971)
• Introduced on Jun 03, 2008.

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June 10, 2008 Obama and Coburn Shine Brighter Light on Government Spending

The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077), introduced June 3, is a follow-up to the 2006 Transparency Act, ...

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June 06, 2008 Obama, McCain want spending transparency

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June 05, 2008 Obama, McCain Team Up in Senate

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August 26, 2008 Are You a Closet Obamacan?

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August 15, 2008 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending

US Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 (S.3077), which would expand the information available on USASpending.gov, ...

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June 20, 2008 Bob Barr Signs Oath of Presidential Transparency

Coburn-Obama 2.0, formally known as S. 3077 - the "Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act" was introduced by Sens. Obama and Coburn on June 3rd. Coburn-Obama 1.0 mandated the creation of usaspending.gov, ...

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