Bill · S. 747· Senate(119-S-747)
Improper Payments Transparency Act
- Introduced
- 2/26/2025
- Last activity
- 2/26/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Pete Ricketts
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Improper Payments Transparency Act seeks to amend title 31 of the United States Code. This bill requires additional information regarding improper payments under Federal programs to be included in the President's budget submission. Specifically, it calls for detailed explanations regarding the amounts and rates of improper payments at various executive agencies. It also requires information on whether these amounts and rates have changed over a three-year period. Additionally, the bill mandates the inclusion of corrective actions for incomplete plans and steps agencies will take to address these issues.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+6
The bill increases transparency by mandating detailed explanations of improper payment trends and corrective actions in the President's budget submission.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+5
The bill enhances fiscal oversight by requiring agencies to report on the causes of improper payments and their specific corrective actions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability through Detailed Explanations: The bill requires a narrative description and a detailed explanation of why improper payment amounts and rates occurred (Section 2). This could provide clarity on why money is being mismanaged.
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Trend Tracking: Agencies must report on programs where improper payment amounts and rates have increased, decreased, or stayed the same over the previous three years (Section 2). This allows for oversight of whether problems are getting better or worse over time.
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Focus on Corrective Actions: The bill requires agencies to include any corrective actions and steps they will take to address issues relating to improper payment amounts and rates (Section 2). This ensures that there is a visible plan to fix ongoing problems.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+6
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+5
- 8/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/26/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada