BillsSS. 872

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

119th CongressIntroduced March 5, 2025Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]· IA
Stage
In other chamber
Latest action
Held at the desk.
June 15, 2026

Summary

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 This bill expands a requirement for federal agencies to report expenditures on the USAspending.gov website to include other transaction agreement expenditures.

Committees

  • PrimarySmall Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
  • AlsoHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

CRS subjects

Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightGovernment information and archives

Action history

  1. March 5, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. March 5, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. July 30, 2025Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. November 7, 2025Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.
  5. November 7, 2025Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with amendments. Without written report.
  6. November 7, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
  7. March 18, 2026Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
  8. June 10, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  9. June 10, 2026Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2721-2723; text: CR S2722-2723)
  10. June 12, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. June 15, 2026Received in the House.
  12. June 15, 2026Held at the desk.

Cosponsors (5)

Text versions

Related bills

  • H.R. 2069related
    Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
  • S. 4378related
    Protecting American Taxpayers Act