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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 428
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
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Introduced 2025-01-15Topic: governance ethics · budget · laborSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceBonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025 This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful (i.e., that are identified as wasteful by an employee and that an agency determines are not required for the purposes for which the amounts were made available). An agency must propose any identified wasteful expenses for rescission. The bill also doubles the maximum cash award that may be made under the program.
Sponsors
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Republican sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | refer |
| 2026-06-08 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-06-08 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-06-08 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937) | |
| 2026-06-08 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937) | floor pass | |
| 2026-06-08 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 428. | |
| 2026-06-08 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3936-3938) | |
| 2026-06-08 | House | Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. | refer |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | refer |
| 2025-01-15 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-15 | Introduced in House | introduce |