Contact Congress about H.R. 428: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025

Federal workers could get larger cash awards when they find wasteful spending that saves money. Agencies would have to check the savings, report the awards, and send confirmed waste to the President for possible budget cuts.

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Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025 is a House bill passed by the House. The latest recorded action: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937).

Latest action on H.R. 428: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3936-3937)

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects federal workers who may spot waste in their own agencies. It also affects agency leaders and money officials, who would have to review claims, decide whether savings are real, report awards, and forward confirmed waste for possible budget action.

Why this matters: This bill could give federal workers a direct reason to look for spending their agencies no longer need. If the program works well, agencies may find savings that would otherwise stay hidden. The savings are uncertain because the bill depends on workers reporting waste and agencies confirming it. The bill also matters because it ties small, inside-agency savings to the larger federal budget process.

Key provisions in H.R. 428

• The bill creates a legal meaning for "wasteful expenses." It covers money in salary, operations and maintenance, or similar accounts that an employee flags and the agency's Chief Financial Officer says is not needed for its original purpose.
• Agency heads could pay cash awards to workers who find wasteful spending. The worker must report it to the Chief Financial Officer, and it must save the agency money.
• The top award for one disclosure would rise from $10,000 to $20,000.
• Agency heads would have to tell the President when the Chief Financial Officer confirms wasteful expenses. The money could then be considered for a rescission proposal, which asks Congress to cancel approved spending.
• If an agency has no Chief Financial Officer, the agency head must choose another employee to make wasteful-spending decisions.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 428

What is H.R. 428?

Federal workers could get larger cash awards when they find wasteful spending that saves money. Agencies would have to check the savings, report the awards, and send confirmed waste to the President for possible budget cuts.

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