Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedReported by Mr. Paul, with amendments
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. …
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Moreno, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires OTA spending data to be automatically transmitted to USAspending.gov within 3 years and annual reporting on unreported federal spending with explanations for exclusions.
Who Benefits and How
Taxpayers gain visibility into billions in OTA spending. Congress receives transparency on why spending is unreported. Oversight organizations access centralized OTA data.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Treasury must automate OTA data transmission within 3 years. Annual reports must explain unreported spending categories. Agencies must ensure OTA data flows to transparency website.
Key Provisions
- OTA data automatically transmitted within 3 years
- Centralized view of OTA data on USAspending.gov
- Annual report on unreported spending starting year 1
- Must explain national security, classified, or other exclusions
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires automatic transmission and centralized view of Other Transaction Agreement data on USAspending.gov
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Close OTA transparency gap through automated data reporting"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → OMB Director
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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