Bill · S. 2317· Senate(119-S-2317)
Federal Advisory Committee Database Act
- Introduced
- 7/17/2025
- Last activity
- 7/17/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Gary Peters
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Federal Advisory Committee Database Act aims to amend title 5 of the United States Code to change how the Administrator of General Services manages Federal advisory committees. It requires the Committee Management Secretariat to collect specific information from agency heads regarding their advisory committees, including membership details, costs, and meeting summaries. This information must be published annually on a public, machine-readable website maintained by the General Services Administration. The Act also updates the responsibilities of agency heads to ensure they maintain systematic information and provide timely reporting. Additionally, the Administrator will conduct reviews and submit biennial reports to specific Congressional committees.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates the publication of advisory committee details and meeting summaries on a public website to increase accountability.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency: The bill requires the Committee Management Secretariat to annually publish information about advisory committees on a public website in a machine-sreadable format (Section 2, subsection (a)(2)(B)(i)). This allows the public to see the name, authority, charter, interest areas, and membership of these committees.
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Public Accountability of Committee Members: By requiring the collection of member names, their ethics designations, and who appointed them, the bill provides clarity on who is influencing government advisory processes (Section 2, subsection (a)(2)(A)(vi)).
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Financial Oversight: The bill mandates the collection of total operational and staff costs for the current and forthcoming fiscal years, which provides insight into how money is being spent on advisory committees (Section 2, subsection (a)(2)(A)(x)).
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Tracking of Government Recommendations: The act requires the collection of recommendations issued by committees and, where feasible, whether those recommendations were implemented, allowing people to see the impact of these advisory groups (Section 2, subsection (a)(2)(A)(xiii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Financial Constraints: The bill explicitly states that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the Act or its amendments (Section 3). This could mean the new requirements for data collection and publication must be handled with existing resources.
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+5
- 7/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Bill CassidyRepublican · Louisiana