The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
S 872 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Joni Ernst (R)

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

Requires federal agencies to report spending on other transaction agreements to USAspending.gov.

Tradeoff

Makes federal spending on special procurement contracts (other transaction agreements) visible to the public on USAspending.gov. No direct spending or revenue impact; primarily a transparency requirement on existing spending.

What's in it

See official bill text

Less than $500,000 in federal administrative costs over 2026-2030.

The $500,000 is just the federal cost to administer new reporting requirements — the policy's real impact is requiring Treasury, OMB, and federal agencies to collect and publish more complete spending data with no significant burden on agency operations.

S. 872, Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 · Nov 2025

Passed the Senate by on June 10, 2026 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 5, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Mar 5, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 10, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 15, 2026)