H.R. 428 · 119th Congress
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
Status: Passed House
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (done)
- Passed House (current)
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Law
Latest action
: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Summary
Bonuses 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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- House
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937)
- House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 428.
- House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3936-3938)
- House
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House