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House committee advances Placeholder Reporting Act

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House committee advances Placeholder Reporting Act

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

What happenedThe House Sample Committee advanced the Placeholder Reporting Act by voice vote on Monday. The bill would require Agency Two to publish quarterly spending data.
WhoCommittee Majority, Committee Minority
WhereWashington, DC (sample)Federal
Numbers
  • Quarterly. Publication interval the bill would require (Committee print of the bill)
  • 90 days. Deadline after each quarter closes (Committee print of the bill)
Each side

Committee Majority

The Committee Majority said quarterly publication replaces the current annual report and said the 90 day deadline matches what Agency Two already meets internally.

Committee Minority

The Committee Minority said it supports publication and said it asked for a cost estimate from the Sample Budget Office before the bill reaches the floor.

Still missing
  • A floor date has not been scheduled. The Sample Budget Office has not published a cost estimate.
Sources

Corrections

  • 2026-10-27 · What happened

    The House Sample Committee advanced the Placeholder Reporting Act by a 22 to 18 vote on Monday.

    The House Sample Committee advanced the Placeholder Reporting Act by voice vote on Monday.

    The committee advanced the bill by voice vote. No roll call was taken, so the vote count we published did not exist. We removed it.

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