Senate bill · S. 872 (119th Congress)

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

U.S. Senate

Latest action Jun 15, 2026

Sponsor: Joni Ernst (U.S. Senator for Iowa, Republican)

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Summary

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 This bill expands a requirement for federal agencies to report expenditures on the USAspending.gov website to include other transaction agreement expenditures. (Other transaction agreements, or OTAs, are contractual instruments other than standard procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements; they are exempt from many federal procurement laws and regulations). Under current law, federal agencies must report expenditures on federal awards to USAspending.gov with the term federal award defined as federal grants, loans, cooperative agreements, contracts, and certain other types of expenditures. This bill expands the definition of federal award to include expenditures under OTAs, and therefore such expenditures must be included on the USAspending.gov website. The Department of the Treasury must ensure that data relating to OTAs are automatically transmitted to the website and a centralized view of this data is available on the website. Treasury must also annually post on the USAspending.gov website a report that includes (1) the total amount of federal spending on federal awards for which data has not been posted on the website, and (2) the reason why such spending data was not posted. For 10 years after enactment, the Office of Inspector General of specified federal agencies must periodically submit to Congress and make publicly available a report assessing the agency's spending data and use of data standards.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Homeland Security · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · U.S. Senate.

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Full history

Jun 15, 2026
Held at the desk.
Jun 15, 2026
Introduced
Held at the desk.
U.S. Senate
Jun 15, 2026
Held at the desk.
Jun 15, 2026
Held at the desk.
Jun 15, 2026
Sent to the executive
Received in the House.
U.S. House of Representatives

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Jun 12, 2026
Message on Senate Action Sent to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
U.S. Senate
Jun 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2721-2723; text: CR S2722-2723)
U.S. Senate
Mar 18, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Mar 18, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Mar 18, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Nov 7, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 7, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 7, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 7, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
U.S. Senate
Jul 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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