119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 15, 2025
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jun 9, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 15, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937)
Passed/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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 428.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3936-3938)
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Oversight and Accountability Act HR 1755Timely and Accurate Benefits Act Social Security Administration operations HR 9237Take Care of America's Veterans Act HR 428Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act HR 8107Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act HR 8096Duplicat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RSM US LLP · lobbying firm or registrant: RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Accounting
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(H.R. 8312) (Sessions) Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (H.R. 6916) (Self-Randall) Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act (H.R. 428) (Fleischmann-Case) Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act (H.R. 8467) (Palmer) Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…us HR 7147 & HR 7148Homeland LHHS THUD minibus HR 7744Homeland Security appropriations HR 6938CJS EWD minibus HR 7658 S 3893Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act HR 428Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act HR 1722Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act HR 2069Stop Secret Spending Act HR 4642Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act HR 5130Prevent Gove…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing