John Cornyn (R-TX)
Depot Data Transparency Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Depot Data Transparency Act," seeks to change how reports on depot-level maintenance are handled. It modifies the existing requirements for reporting on maintenance and repair workloads. Specifically, it aims to change the way information regarding Defense Agencies is presented. The amendment requires the report to include specific financial data. This data must be broken down by each individual covered depot.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The bill increases financial transparency by requiring disaggregated expenditure data for specific depots.
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill increases transparency by requiring detailed financial reports for specific military depots.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Financial Transparency: The bill requires the inclusion of the dollar amount of expended and projected funds, which is disaggregated by covered depot (Section 2. Modification to Annual Report on Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair Workloads by Public and Private Sectors). This provides a clearer look at how money is being spent at each specific facility.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill increases financial transparency by requiring disaggregated expenditure data for specific depots.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill increases transparency by requiring detailed financial reports for specific military depots.
- 8/6/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania