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HR 428 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026

In plain language: 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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How it moved.

  1. Jun 9, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Jun 8, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 8, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Jun 8, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937)
  5. Jun 8, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937)
  6. Mar 18, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
  7. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House
  8. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House

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