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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Mar 17, 2009
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Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (FFAMIA) to repeal its termination date (thus extending it indefinitely).
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and maintain a public website that serves as a central point of information and access for federal grant applicants, including grant: (1) announcements; (2) statements of eligibility; (3) application requirements; (4) purposes; (5) federal agency providers; and (6) deadlines for applying and awarding.
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Requires the website to allow grant applicants to apply for grants on it, among other uses.
Amends the Act to require OMB to report to Congress on: (1) the implementation of FFAMIA; and (2) a strategic plan specifying federal financial assistance progams suitable for common applications and reporting forms or requirements, changes in law (if any) needed to achieve the goals of this Act, and plans, timeliness, and cost estimates for developing an entirely electronic, web-based process for managing federal financial assistance.
Requires the head of each federal agency that has not been exempted from FFAMIA to develop a plan that describes how it will carry out its responsibilities under the strategic plan.
People & committees
Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R–OH
Legislative record
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14835-14837)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H14835-14837)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 303.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14835-14839)
Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3318-3319; text as passed Senate: CR S3318-3319)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3318-3319; text as passed Senate: CR S3318-3319)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-7.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 111-7.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S789-790)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S789)
Introduced in Senate
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