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S 855 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Royalty Transparency Act

Introduced March 05, 2025 Latest action September 17, 2025 1 cosponsor

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Latest action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.

Action timeline

Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.

Sep 17, 2025
committee Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Sep 17, 2025
other Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
Jul 30, 2025
committee Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Mar 05, 2025
introduced Introduced in Senate
Mar 05, 2025
introduced Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Text versions

Each stage of the bill — official text published by GPO. Click any format to read on congress.gov / govinfo.

Sep 17, 2025 Reported to Senate
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Mar 05, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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  1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
  7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

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+36 −11 34 unchanged
--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 855 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 855 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 165
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 855
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@
Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
+
+September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
+
+Reported by Mr. Paul, with amendments
+[Omit the parts struck through and insert the parts printed in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@
Representatives, including a detailed justification for
granting the waiver; or
``(2) granted under subpart (C) of part 2640 of title 5 of
-the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation,
+the, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation,
shall be immediately reported to the Committees on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Oversight
@@ -179,8 +185,8 @@
website of the agency or office, as the case
may be,'' after ``made available for public
inspection'';
-(2) by striking paragraph (2) and the matter following
-paragraph (2);
+(2) by striking paragraph (2) and the matter flush text
+following paragraph (2);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Procedure for releasing reports to members of
@@ -188,12 +194,12 @@
later than 30 days after receiving a request from a Member of
Congress, any agency or supervising ethics office in the
executive branch shall furnish to the Member of Congress a copy
-of any report submitted under subsection (b), which shall be
-unredacted, except with respect to social security numbers,
-dates of birth, home addresses, rental property addresses,
-phone numbers, email addresses, financial account numbers,
-signatures, and the personally identifiable information of
-dependent children.''.
+of any report submitted under subsection (b) this subchapter,
+which shall be unredacted, except with respect to social
+security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, rental
+property addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, financial
+account numbers, signatures, and the personally identifiable
+information of dependent children.''.
(e) Confidential Reports and Other Additional Requirements.--
Section 13109 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
@@ -300,4 +306,23 @@
and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the
provision or the amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall
not be affected.
-<all>
+Calendar No. 165
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 855
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and
+for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
+
+Reported with amendments

Cosponsors (1)

Members who signed on to support this bill.

Scott R