Bill · S. 4059· Senate(119-S-4059)
End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act
Age: 56 years
Iowa
- Introduced
- 3/11/2026
- Last activity
- 3/18/2026 — Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
- Sponsored by
- Joni Ernst
- Cosponsors
- None
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+5
Promotes better fiscal discipline by preventing unnecessary year-end spending rushes.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+4
The bill restricts executive agencies from exceeding their average monthly spending during the final two months of the fiscal year.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+4
Requires executive agencies to submit itemized lists of end-of-year spending to Congress and post them on a public website.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
* Section 3(b): Agencies are required to submit an itemized list of their spending and post it on a public website, which holds our elected officials and government agencies accountable by letting the public see exactly where their money went.
* Section 3(c): Essential functions like national security and disaster relief are fully protected from these spending caps, ensuring that emergencies and defense needs will not be delayed by these rules.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+5Reduces Government Spending+4Reduces National Debt+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+4
- 3/18/2026
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
- 3/11/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate