S. 994 · 113th Congress · enacted
DATA Act
Became Public Law No: 113-101.
Latest official action 2014-05-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on April 10, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 or the DATA Act - (Sec. 2) States as the purposes of this Act to: expand the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 by disclosing direct federal agency expenditures and linking federal contract, loan, and grant spending information to federal programs to enable taxpayers and policy makers to track federal spending more effectively; establish government-wide data standards for financial data and provide consistent, reliable, and searchable government-wide spending data that is displayed accurately for taxpayers and policy makers on USASpending.gov; simplify reporting for entities receiving federal funds by streamlining reporting requirements and reducing compliance costs while improving transparency; improve the quality of data submitted to USASpending.gov by holding federal agencies accountable for the completeness and accuracy of the data submitted; and apply approaches developed by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to spending across the federal government. (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to define "federal agency," for purposes of such Act, to mean an executive department, a government corporation, or an in…
Congressional Research Service · 2014-04-28
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Mark R. Warner
Senate · VA · Democratic
$2,248,644PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Johnson
Senate · WI · Republican
$49,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
10 of 10 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$29,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
ALSOPAC$20,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
BLUE WAVE PROJECT$20,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$20,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$20,000
DEFEND THE DREAM$20,000
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GIDDY UP PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HAWAII PAC$20,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$20,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
MITTEN PAC$20,000
MOTOR CITY PAC$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
OCEANS PAC$20,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$20,000
PERIMETER PAC$20,000
PINEAPPLE PAC$20,000
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC$20,000
TURQUOISE PAC$20,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$20,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$19,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$18,500
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$17,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$17,500
Mark R. Warner · Sponsor · $8,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$16,500
Mark R. Warner · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$16,500
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$16,000
Mark R. Warner · Sponsor · $9,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$16,000
Mark R. Warner · Sponsor · $6,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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