# 117-hr-8095: Federal Grant Accountability Act

117-hr-8095, Federal Grant Accountability Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8095
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8095
- Congress: 117
- Title: Federal Grant Accountability Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2022-06-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Grant Accountability Act This bill limits the indirect costs that are allowable under federal research awards to institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, the total amount of indirect costs allowable under a federal research award may not exceed the total amount of indirect costs allowable under private research awards. The Office of Management and Budget must determine the average indirect cost rate applicable to private research awards. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on (1) the indirect cost rates allowable under federal research awards to IHEs, including awards made by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other such organizations; and (2) the indirect cost rates allowable under private research awards to IHEs.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- 117-hr-1651: COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8095 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8095)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
- [117-hr-1651: COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1651)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8095 (as of 2025-11-18).