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S 872 · in committee · significant

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires federal agencies to report spending on other transaction agreements to USAspending.gov.
  • Federal agencies and the public are affected by expanded transparency requirements for government spending.
  • Treasury must automatically transmit data and post annual reports on missing spending data within 10 years.

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    How would requiring federal agencies to report other transaction agreements on USAspending.gov change citizens' ability to track government spending?

  2. 02

    What challenges might federal agencies face in complying with automatic data transmission and annual reporting requirements within the ten-year timeline?

  3. 03

    Which types of government contracts or agreements are currently missing from public spending databases, and why does that transparency gap matter?

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Joni Ernst

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Introduced 2026-03-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-18 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

  2. 2025-11-07 · senate · Calendars

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

  3. 2025-11-07 · senate · Committee

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

  4. 2025-11-07 · Committee

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

  5. 2025-07-30 · senate · Committee

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

  6. 2025-03-05 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  7. 2025-03-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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