HR2069-119

What This Bill Does

The Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 expands federal spending transparency under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. It adds other transaction agreements to the covered award data that must be reported on USAspending.gov and requires Treasury to ensure, within three years, that OTA data is automatically transmitted to the site with a centralized view. Within one year and annually thereafter, Treasury, in consultation with OMB, must post a report showing the total amount of federal award spending not posted to the site and why the data is missing, including whether spending is classified or national-security-related, tied to legislative or judicial branch grants or contracts, or below a primary subaward. If OTA integration is not done after one year, Treasury must publish a report listing and describing OTAs from relevant agencies for the preceding fiscal year; if it is still not done after two years, Treasury and OMB must submit a plan to Congress for full incorporation by year three. The bill also expands inspector general reporting, requires Treasury and OMB to establish data-completeness and accuracy rules for posting agencies and components, and directs GAO to recommend updates to Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.204-10.

Who Benefits and How

Taxpayers benefit from more complete public visibility into federal awards, including other transaction agreements that can otherwise be hard to track. Congressional oversight committees benefit from annual reports on unposted spending and reasons for missing data. Watchdog organizations and journalists benefit from centralized OTA data and inspector general data-quality reports. Contractors, grant recipients, subcontractors, and subgrantees benefit from clearer USAspending.gov reporting expectations. GAO benefits from a defined role recommending FAR updates that align acquisition reporting with transparency law.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Treasury Secretary must integrate OTA data, post annual missing-spending reports, verify data completeness, and coordinate with OMB and agencies. The OMB Director must consult on reports, plans, and data-quality requirements. Relevant agencies with OTA authority must supply detailed OTA data and help describe unposted spending. Agency inspectors general must submit and publish recurring data-quality reports for covered agencies. Federal agencies and components posting award data must ensure the information is complete and accurate. Classified or national-security programs may need to account for why spending is not public.

Key Provisions

• Adds other transaction agreements to Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act award reporting.
• Requires automatic OTA data transmission and a centralized USAspending.gov view within 3 years.
• Requires annual public reports on federal award spending not posted to USAspending.gov and the reasons for omission.
• Requires interim OTA listing and description reports if integration is incomplete after 1 year.
• Requires a congressional integration plan if OTA data is still not incorporated after 2 years.
• Expands inspector general reporting on award data quality for covered agencies.
• Requires Treasury and OMB to establish complete and accurate data-posting requirements.
• Directs GAO to recommend FAR clause updates for FFATA reporting.