HR 428 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.(2026-03-18)
Plain Language Summary
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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.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 428, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2025
Apr 21, 2026As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 18, 2026
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office