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Improper Payments Transparency Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the President's budget submission to include information on improper payment amounts and rates for federal programs and activities required to report such payments.
- Requires the budget to include a narrative description explaining why improper payments occurred and trends in improper payment amounts for programs over the previous three years.
- Requires identification of federal programs whose improper payment amounts and rates have increased, decreased, or remained unchanged over the previous three years.
- Requires information about incomplete corrective actions and the steps each federal agency will take to address improper payment issues.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Rudy Yakym’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $48,900
- JAYCO $19,800
- DARYLE DODEN PERSONAL FINANCES $19,800
- KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $13,200
- BRINKLEY RV $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Mar 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. · house
- Mar 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Yakym (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Improper Payments Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING IMPROPER PAYMENT INFORMATION IN PRESIDENTS BUDGET SUBMISSION.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(40) information with respect to improper payment (as such term is defined in section 3351) amounts and rates for programs and activities at each executive agency required to submit improper payment reports under subchapter IV of chapter 33, including—
“(A) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation with respect to why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and trends of—
“(i) each program and activity whose improper payment amount and rates have increased or decreased on average over the previous three years; and
“(ii) each program and activity whose improper payment amount and rates did not change over such years; and
“(B) what corrective actions, including any such action in any corrective action plan under section 3352(d), with respect to such programs and activities are incomplete, and steps the executive agency will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues.”. <all>
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