Congress·In Committee·S. 2327

Senate Bill Would Require Full GAO Audit of the Federal Reserve Within 12 Months

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025

3 months ago·View on Congress.gov

Part of: Congress Moves to Mandate Comprehensive Audits of the Federal Reserve

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

Requires the Government Accountability Office to do a full audit of the Federal Reserve’s main board and the regional Reserve banks.
Sets a deadline: the audit must be finished within 12 months after the bill becomes law.
After the audit, the Comptroller General must send Congress a detailed report within 90 days and share it broadly with members of Congress who ask.
Removes some current legal limits that block parts of the Federal Reserve from being audited, aiming to open more of its work to outside review.
Could affect public trust and future decisions about interest rates and emergency lending, depending on what the audit finds.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)

Federal Employee

Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones3 actions

Dec 11, 2025Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.

Jul 17, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Soon after the bill is enacted

GAO begins the required “full audit” of the Federal Reserve Board and regional Reserve Banks

More records and decisions can be reviewed, including areas that were previously harder to audit; you may see more detailed questions raised in public debate

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Lawmakers call for an end to the Federal Reserve System

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