# 119-s-2317: Federal Advisory Committee Database Act

119-s-2317, Federal Advisory Committee Database Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2317
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Advisory Committee Database Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**A centralized, public, machine-readable database for federal advisory committees.** This bill would require agencies to report detailed, standardized information about every federal advisory committee to the General Services Administration for annual publication and historic retention. - Agencies and agency heads would need to collect and submit standardized data on each committee, set uniform administrative guidelines, track performance measures, and ensure committee compliance with reporting rules. - The General Services Administration and its Committee Management Secretariat would publish the data annually in a machine-readable format, maintain past years' records, update guidance, and provide a report every two years to congressional oversight committees with recommendations. - Advisory committees and members would face new disclosure requirements for rosters, ethics designations, appointing authorities, appointment terms, meeting dates and summaries, operational and staff costs, recommendations, and implementation status. - The public, Congress, and researchers would get downloadable, searchable data to monitor committee activity and follow up on recommendations. - Implementation is specified to occur without any new appropriations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More public records on advisory committees: benefit, low. This bill would require agencies to send detailed information about every federal advisory committee to the Committee Management Secretariat. The Secretariat would publish the data once a year on a public General Services Administration website in a machine-readable format. Required information wou…
- No new funding for advisory committee rules: cost, low. This bill would say that no additional funds are authorized to carry out these changes. If enacted, agencies would need to use existing budgets or reallocate money to meet the new data collection, publication, and oversight requirements. The bill does not set any new dollar amounts or provide fundi…

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- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
- 119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2317 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2317)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
- [119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-93)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2317 (as of 2025-12-21).