Legislation requiring that the federal government establish common data standards and publish information related to federal spending at a central digital repository passed the House of Representatives by a unanimous vote on Monday, after previously passing the Senate on April 10. It will now head to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law.

The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (S.944), or DATA Act, is aimed at establishing “government-wide financial data standards and increas[ing] the availability, accuracy, and usefulness of Federal spending information," according to a House of Representatives summary of the bill.

The act requires that spending data for any funds made available to or expended by a federal agency be fully disclosed to the public. It also requires the financial data to be standardized.

The DATA Act further aims to improve the quality of federal spending data by requiring information to be made publicly available on a single website, USAspending.gov, in a standardized, downloadable, and machine-readable format, according to a White House press release. That site is already in use by some agencies, but the bill passed today will greatly expand what data is required to go up on the site.

“Today’s passage of the DATA Act is a victory for taxpayers,” said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA). "Addressing rampant waste and fraud in government starts with making publicly accessible, structured information available online for everyone—taxpayers and watchdogs alike... The DATA Act is a win for good government, moving the federal bureaucracy into the digital age and setting the stage for real accountability.”