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On the recordJune 24, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 66, S. 272. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 272) to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS AND APPROPRIATION REQUESTS. (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 3. FULL DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 24, 2021

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