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119-hr-10192119th CongressWALLET

GRANT Reform Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]

Introduced

Summary

Centralized grant transparency would create a single, auditable reporting system for federal grants and require detailed post‑award disclosures from recipients. The bill links reporting compliance to eligibility for future federal funding and pushes GAO and OMB to publish consistent, public data about grant awards and projects.

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  • Grant recipients would have to file a project report within 3 months after completion listing salaries paid with grant funds, subcontractors and amounts paid, administrative costs, materials, and any unspent funds. Failure to comply would make a recipient ineligible for further federal grants until they meet the requirement.
  • The Government Accountability Office would be required to publish an annual report on grants not later than 6 months after enactment and annually thereafter, and to compile recipient post‑award data for congressional committees. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget would have 3 months to issue guidance and notify recipients of reporting rules.
  • The public would gain access to a searchable website showing each grant's name, purpose, amount, recipient, and project description to support oversight and transparency.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New grant reporting rules for recipients

If enacted, the bill would require the Comptroller General to publish a public annual list of federal grants within 6 months of enactment and then yearly. Grant recipients would have to file a post-project report to the Comptroller General within 3 months after project completion. That report would list aggregate federal funds used for salaries, subcontractors and amounts paid to them, administrative costs, materials, any unspent funds, and other information OMB requires. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget would have to issue guidance and notify recipients within 3 months of enactment. GAO would compile recipient reports and send the compilation to key congressional committees within 9 months of enactment and then yearly. If a recipient does not file the required post-project report, it would be barred from receiving future federal grants until it files. These rules would apply to grants awarded on or after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]

CA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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