Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill requires the government to list special types of deals, called 'other transaction agreements,' on the public website USAspending.gov. These agreements are often used for research and technology projects but are currently not tracked as clearly as regular government contracts.
• Federal agencies would be required to automatically send data about these special agreements to the public website within three years. This ensures that taxpayers can see which companies are receiving money and how much they are being paid.
• The Treasury Department must provide a yearly report to the public that lists any federal spending that is still missing from the website. This report must explain why the data is hidden, such as for national security reasons or because it involves small sub-payments.
• To ensure the information is correct, government watchdogs known as Inspectors General will be required to review the spending data every two years. They will check to make sure agencies are being honest and accurate about where the money is going.
• The bill also requires the government to create a centralized view on the website so that regular people can easily find and understand these specific types of spending agreements in one place.

Impact Analysis

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