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Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-31 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would require annual public reporting on federal grants and spending reports from grant recipients after their projects end. It would affect grant recipients, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Management and Budget. Recipients that fail to submit the required project reports would lose eligibility for federal grants until they comply.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall make available on a publicly available website and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report on Federal grants
Not later than 3 months after the date on which a project is completed, a recipient of a Federal grant for that project shall submit to the Comptroller General a report
Any grant recipient that does not comply with paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for a Federal grant until the requirement is met.
(d) OMB guidance Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director— (1) shall issue guidance on the reports required pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c); and (2) shall notify grant recipients of the report requirement described in subsection (b). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The bill's short title would be the Grant Responsibility and Accountability for Numerical Transparency Reform Act of 2026, or GRANT Reform Act of 2026.
This Act may be cited as the Grant Responsibility and Accountability for Numerical Transparency Reform Act of 2026 or the GRANT Reform Act of 2026.
Within six months after enactment, and annually afterward, the Comptroller General would have to publish a report online and send it to the specified congressional committees. Covering the previous federal budget year, the report would identify each grant's name, purpose, money paid out, recipient, and funded project.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall make available on a publicly available website and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report on Federal grants, with respect to the previous fiscal year, that includes the following: (1) The name of, purpose for, and amount of money dispensed for each grant. (2) The name of the entity that received funding for the grant. (3) The name and a description of the project the grant is funding.
Grant recipients would have to report to the Comptroller General within three months after completing a project. Reports would include total federal funds used for salaries, subcontractors' names and payments, administrative costs, materials, unspent funds, and any additional information required by the Office of Management and Budget director.
Not later than 3 months after the date on which a project is completed, a recipient of a Federal grant for that project shall submit to the Comptroller General a report on the following: (A) The aggregate amount of Federal funds used for salaries under the grant. (B) The names of and amount of payments to subcontractors. (C) The amount of administrative costs, materials, and any unspent funds. (D) Any other information determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The recipient reporting requirement and its penalty would apply to grants distributed on or after enactment of section 2. A recipient that failed to comply would be ineligible for a federal grant until it met the reporting requirement.
(2) Penalty for noncompliance Any grant recipient that does not comply with paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for a Federal grant until the requirement is met. (3) Applicability This subsection applies with respect to any grant distributed on and after the date of the enactment of this section.
Within nine months after enactment of section 2, and annually afterward, the Comptroller General would have to send Congress a separate report compiling the information submitted by grant recipients.
(c) GAO annual report Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that compiles the information submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
Within three months after enactment of section 2, the Office of Management and Budget director would have to issue guidance for all three reporting requirements and notify grant recipients of their reporting obligation.
(d) OMB guidance Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director— (1) shall issue guidance on the reports required pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c); and (2) shall notify grant recipients of the report requirement described in subsection (b).
(1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The congressional reports would go to each House and Senate authorizing committee—the committees responsible for legislation governing programs—and to both chambers' Appropriations and Budget Committees.
(2) Relevant committees of Congress The term relevant committees of Congress means the following: (A) Each authorizing committee of the House of Representative and the Senate. (B) The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representative and the Senate. (C) The Committee on the Budget of the House of Representative and the Senate.
The supplied September 22, 2026 source snapshot records that the bill was introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 31, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-22T15:19:10Z. 2026-08-31: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2026-08-31: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-31. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
Review of the complete supplied introduced text identified no provision unrelated to its federal grant reporting subject. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
Review of the complete supplied introduced text identified no congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places. This conclusion is limited to this version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
Review of the complete supplied introduced text identified no materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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