Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
The Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act to require that "other transaction agreements" (OTAs) be reported to USAspending.gov, establish data and display standards, and create timelines and plans to incorporate OTA data within three years. It adds annual public reporting about federal awards not posted to USAspending.gov and reasons for non‑posting, expands inspector general reporting requirements, requires agencies to be listed for reporting obligations, and asks the GAO for FAR clause recommendations.
Progressives emphasize transparency and public accountability benefits
Technocratic transparency bill with bipartisan appeal but adds agency burden; likely moderate support but not guaranteed floor priority.
The Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act to require that "other transaction agreements" (OTAs) be reported to USAspending.gov, establish data and display standards, and create timelines and plans to incorporate OTA data within three years.
It adds annual public reporting about federal awards not posted to USAspending.gov and reasons for non‑posting, expands inspector general reporting requirements, requires agencies to be listed for reporting obligations, and asks the GAO for FAR clause recommendations.
Narrow, technical transparency measure improves reporting; plausible bipartisan support but faces administrative resistance and possible executive branch concerns.
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Progressives emphasize transparency and public accountability benefits
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Progressives emphasize transparency and public accountability benefits
Generally supportive because the bill closes a transparency gap around OTAs and strengthens oversight.
Concerned the national security and classified exceptions could be overused, and implementation funding or enforcement may be insufficient.
Cautiously supportive: the bill pursues sensible transparency and oversight but raises practical implementation and cost questions.
Will favor the bill if it includes realistic timelines, interagency coordination, and protections for genuinely sensitive programs.
Skeptical: supports transparency in principle but worries this will constrain procurement flexibility, create burdensome reporting, and risk exposing sensitive program details.
May accept limited, narrowly tailored transparency measures with strong national security protections.
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Narrow, technical transparency measure improves reporting; plausible bipartisan support but faces administrative resistance and possible executive branch concerns.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize transparency and public accountability benefits
Narrow, technical transparency measure improves reporting; plausible bipartisan support but faces administrative resistance and possible ex…
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