Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026 passed the House 509 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 15, 2025
ReportedMar 18, 2026
Passed one chamberJun 8, 2026
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 85 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 38 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 1,144 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Latest action
- Jun 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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