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HR 428 · in committee · significant

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill expands a federal employee rewards program to include identifying wasteful operational expenses, not just fraud and waste.
  • Federal employees who report wasteful spending to their agencies are affected by doubled maximum cash awards.
  • Agencies must propose identified wasteful expenses for rescission with no specified timeline or budget impact stated.

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  1. 01

    How might doubling maximum cash awards change the types of wasteful spending that federal employees report compared to current fraud-focused programs?

  2. 02

    What accountability measures should agencies have when they receive wasteful spending reports, given the bill sets no timeline for rescission decisions?

  3. 03

    Who bears the cost if agencies lack resources to investigate and act on all reported wasteful expenses without a specified budget?

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Sponsor · R-TN-3

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

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Introduced 2026-03-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-18 · house · Committee

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

  2. 2026-03-18 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  4. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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