Bill · H.R. 10192· House(119-HR-10192)
GRANT Reform Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 8/31/2026
- Last activity
- 8/31/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Tom McClintock
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Grant Responsibility and Accountability for Numerical Transparency Reform Act of 2026 or the GRANT Reform Act of 2026. It requires the Comptroller General to submit an annual report on federal grants to Congress and make it available on a publicly available website. The bill mandates that grant recipients submit a project report to the Comptroller General detailing salaries, subcontractors, administrative costs, materials, and unspent funds not later than 3 months after a project is completed. If a grant recipient does not comply with this reporting requirement, they will not be eligible for a Federal grant until the requirement is met. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance on these reports and notify grant recipients of the requirement within 3 months of enactment. Finally, the Comptroller General must also submit an annual report to relevant committees compiling the information submitted by grant recipients.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+7
The bill mandates a public website and annual reports to increase transparency of federal grant spending.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+3
The bill increases oversight and transparency of how federal grant money is spent.
Does this give the federal government more power?+2
The bill increases federal oversight through the Comptroller General and OMB.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-3
The bill imposes new compliance and reporting obligations on grant recipients.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?-2
The new reporting requirements may create an administrative burden for small businesses receiving grants.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a) requires the Comptroller General to make a report on federal grants available on a publicly available website and submit it to Congress. This is positive because it gives the public and our elected officials clear insight into the name of, purpose for, amount of money dispensed for, recipient of, and project description for each grant.
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Section 2(b)(1) requires grant recipients to submit reports detailing salaries, subcontractors, administrative costs, materials, and unspent funds. This is positive because it holds people accountable for how federal grant money is spent.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2(b)(2) states that any grant recipient that does not comply with the project report requirement shall not be eligible for a Federal grant until the requirement is met. This could be considered a burden for organizations that struggle with administrative reporting, cutting them off from future funding until the paperwork is fixed.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+7Increases Federal Power+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners-3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+3Improves Small Business Support-2
- 8/31/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House