S 872
Passed a chamber
Requires federal other transaction agreements, a flexible contracting tool, to be reported on USAspending.gov, and requires an annual public report on federal awards that have not been posted there.
Official title: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
15-JUN-2026
Senate
Introduced
05-MAR-2025
Referred
05-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
30-JUL-2025
Reported
07-NOV-2025
On the calendar
07-NOV-2025
Passed
10-JUN-2026
- Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to include other transaction agreements in required reporting to USAspending.gov.
- Requires the Treasury Secretary to automatically send other transaction agreement data to the website within 3 years of enactment, with a centralized view available to the public.
- Requires an annual report listing federal spending not posted to the website and the reason, such as national security, classified work, legislative or judicial branch awards, or subawards below a primary award.
- Requires agencies to name which entities must post data, requires agency heads to ensure posted data is complete and accurate, and asks the Comptroller General for recommendations on Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.204-10 within 1 year.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (05-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 10-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee (Senate)
Government Operations and Politics
■ 3 R■ 2 D
3 Republicans
2 Democrats