# 115-hr-5406: Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018

115-hr-5406, Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5406
- Congress: 115
- Title: Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- Introduced: 2018-03-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018 This bill requires the President's annual budget to include the total amount proposed for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the government engaged in these activities in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. The budget must also include the estimated appropriation required for these activities for each of the next four fiscal years.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5406 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5406)

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- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-7070: To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Governmen…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7070)
- [115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5671)
- [115-hr-4837: No Unconstitutional Strike against North Korea Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4837)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5406 (as of 2025-11-18).