H.R. 428 · 119th Congress
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
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- House Introduced Jan 15, 2025
- House Passed Jun 8, 2026
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…
What it does: CRS summary · 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
Also known as: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025
Latest action (Jun 9, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 15, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jan 15, 2025
- House Passed Jun 8, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.