Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

The public and Congress will get a more complete view of federal awards, while agencies face stronger data-quality and oversight requirements.

What the law does ​

• Treats other transaction agreements as federal awards that must be reported on USAspending.gov.
• Requires automated reporting and a centralized view of those agreements within three years.
• Directs the Department of the Treasury to publish an initial compilation after one year and submit an implementation plan to Congress after two years.
• Requires annual Treasury reports on federal award spending missing from USAspending.gov and the reasons it was not posted.
• Requires recurring inspector general reviews and stronger agency checks for complete, accurate, consistent, and properly displayed data.
• Directs the Government Accountability Office to recommend advisable updates to federal acquisition rules within one year.

Who it affects ​

• Federal agencies that issue awards or report spending data.
• Recipients of other transaction agreements and other federal awards.
• Congress, inspectors general, and federal spending watchdogs.
• Members of the public who use USAspending.gov.

Breakdown ​

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 ​

The law expands federal spending transparency by requiring other transaction agreements to be reported on USAspending.gov and presented in a centralized view. It also requires reports on federal award spending that is not disclosed, strengthens data-quality and agency-reporting requirements, and directs oversight bodies to review implementation.

Key takeaways

• Other transaction agreements are treated as federal awards that must be reported on USAspending.gov.
• Within three years, data on other transaction agreements must be transmitted automatically to USAspending.gov and displayed in a centralized view.
• Until full reporting is in place, the Treasury Department must publish an initial compilation after one year and submit an implementation plan to Congress after two years.
• The Treasury Department must annually report the amount of federal award spending missing from USAspending.gov and explain why it was not posted, including specified security, branch, and subaward reasons.
• The law establishes recurring inspector general reviews and requires designated agencies to ensure that posted spending data is complete, accurate, consistent, and displayed according to federal standards.
• The Government Accountability Office must recommend any advisable updates to federal acquisition rules within one year.