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H.R. 5438 · 119th CongressEconomics and Public Finance

Incentivize Savings Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote

Sponsored by McCormick, Richard R-GA · 69 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 65 Republicans
IntroducedSep 17, 2025
ReportedFeb 4, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 135 words.

Incentivize Savings Act This bill establishes requirements for allocating unexpended appropriations for federal agencies. If appropriations are provided to a federal agency for a definite period and the agency does not spend the funds during the period of availability, the bill requires 49% of the funds to remain available for an additional fiscal year, 49% of the funds to be used for payments of principal and interest on the public debt, and 2% of the funds to be used for retention bonuses within the agency that do not exceed 10% of an employee's basic pay. If an agency's unexpended appropriations are allocated under this bill, the agency's budget request for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds expired may not exceed the prior year's budget request with an adjustment for inflation.

Context
Committees
House Budget Committee
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance: 71 of 1,188 bills became law, 113th–118th (6%)
Sponsor
0 of 34 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 433 words
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debtBudget processExecutive agency funding and structure
Latest action
Feb 4, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]