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Congress·In Progress·H.R. 2069

Government Spending: Public Tracking for Special Contracts

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: Congress Mandates Transparency for Hidden Federal Spending Agreements
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Superseded

The companion bill in the other chamber is advancing instead.

→View advancing bill: Government Spending: Making Special Contracts Public

Legislative Progress

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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.

Milestones

3 milestones4 actions
Mar 18, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Mar 18, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 11, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Related Bills

1 bill
S. 872Identical bill

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

Mar 18 — Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2069
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)
D: 2R: 1

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