Civil Society Groups Press for Answers on Apportionment TransparencyCongress should ask: Why did the administration take down an important public database?

April 7, 2025

Several civil society groups recently wrote a letter to the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate.  Here is an excerpt:

The undersigned organizations are writing to express our deep concern about the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) taking down its public apportionment website, as reported in Roll Call on March 24.1 The website is a critical tool for Congress and the public to ensure that the funding passed in appropriations laws is spent consistent with congressional intent. Further, taking down the website appears to violate the law requiring this information to be made public.

Organizations from across the political spectrum supported passage of provisions in the bipartisan FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations bill requiring OMB to make information on apportionments of federal funds available to the public. 

The letter was signed by:

American Governance Institute
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Freedom of the Press Foundation
League of Women Voters of the United States
National Taxpayers Union
People For the American Way
Project On Government Oversight
Protect Democracy
R Street Institute
Taxpayers for Common Sense