S. 872

119th Congress

Introduced

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]IA· Introduced 5 March 2025
Open on Congress.gov

5

Cosponsors

12

Actions

0

Amendments

2

Committees

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Latest action

Held at the desk.

15 June 2026·1 week ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 2 March 2026

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.

Timeline

12 actions

  1. Received in the House.

    15 June 2026 · Floor

  2. Held at the desk.

    15 June 2026 · Floor

  3. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    12 June 2026 · Floor

  4. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    12 June 2026 · Floor

  5. Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2721-2723; text: CR S2722-2723)

    10 June 2026 · Floor

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    10 June 2026 · Floor

  7. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    10 June 2026 · Floor

  8. Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2721-2723; text: CR S2722-2723)

    10 June 2026 · Floor

  9. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

    18 March 2026 · Committee

  10. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

    18 March 2026 · Committee

  11. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

    18 March 2026 · Committee

  12. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.

    7 November 2025 · Calendars

  13. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.

    7 November 2025 · Calendars

  14. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.

    7 November 2025 · Committee

  15. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.

    7 November 2025 · Committee

  16. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.

    7 November 2025 · Committee

  17. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.

    7 November 2025 · Committee

  18. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.

    7 November 2025 · Committee

  19. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.

    7 November 2025 · Committee

  20. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    30 July 2025 · Committee

Sponsorship

5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]IA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat240%
  • Republican360%

Classification

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Legislative subjects

Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesInternet, web applications, social media

Committees

2

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To5 Mar 2025
    • Markup By30 Jul 2025
    • Reported By7 Nov 2025

  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Hearings By (full committee)18 Mar 2026

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 3 on 5 March 2025 to 5 on 17 December 2025.

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