What it does
SourcedStop 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 11, 2025).
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What has happened
Sourced- 2026-09-11Became Public Law No: 119-106.Library of Congress
- 2026-09-11Became Public Law No: 119-106.Library of Congress
- 2026-09-11Signed by President.Library of Congress
- 2026-09-11Signed by President.Library of Congress
- 2026-09-03Presented to President.House floor actions
- 2026-09-03Presented to President.Library of Congress
- 2026-08-10Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
- 2026-08-07Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4547)Senate
- 2026-08-07Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
- 2026-07-21Received in the Senate, read twice.Senate
- 2026-07-20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
- 2026-07-20On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4657-4658)House floor actions
- 2026-07-20Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4657-4658)Library of Congress
- 2026-07-20DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2069.House floor actions
- 2026-07-20Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4657-4659)House floor actions
- 2026-07-20Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
- 2026-03-18Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.House committee actions
- 2026-03-18Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
- 2025-03-11Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.House floor actions
- 2025-03-11Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
- 2025-03-11Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
After it became law
SourcedNothing in the Federal Register names Public Law 119-106 yet (checked Oct 27, 2026). Many laws need no new rules: they set penalties, name a building, or fund something directly.
Cosponsors
- Maggie Goodlander D-NH-2
- Harriet M. Hageman R-WY-At Large
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA-19