Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
What does the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 do?
HR 2069 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL-1). USAspending.gov is the public federal spending database created by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), where federal agencies must post grants, contracts, and other awards. This bill expands the definition of covered federal awards to include "other transaction agreements" — a contracting vehicle used by the Defense Department and other agencies that is not currently required to be reported — and requires the Treasury Secretary to automatically transmit those data to USAspending.gov within 3 years of enactment, publish an annual report identifying federal spending not posted to the site and the reasons why, and produce a list of the Federal agencies required to post information. Pulls "other transaction agreements" — a contracting vehicle used heavily by the Defense Department for innovation programs — into USAspending.gov's public reporting requirement.
Did HR 2069 pass? Where it stands
As of July 24, 2026, HR 2069 has passed the House.
Status: Passed House
Latest vote: House Passed by voice vote on July 20, 2026
Outlook: Moderate
Key provisions
- OTAs Added to USAspending.gov
- Adds "other transaction agreements" to the FFATA definition of covered Federal award
- Treasury must ensure OTA data is automatically transmitted to the website within 3 years of enactment
- A centralized view of OTA data must be available on the website
- Annual Report on Unreported Federal Spending
- Treasury (with OMB) must post annually to USAspending.gov the total federal spending on awards not posted
- Report must include the reason each item was not posted
- Categories: national-security or classified, legislative or judicial branch awards, subawards below a primary subaward
- Data Quality and Agency List
- Treasury + OMB must establish requirements to ensure posted information is complete and accurate
- Agency heads responsible for ensuring their posted data is complete and accurate
- Treasury and OMB may verify the accuracy of data posted
- Treasury must publish a list of Federal agencies and components required to post information
- Inspector General Reports
- IG reports required from CFO Act agencies (paragraphs (1) and (2) of 31 U.S.C. 901(b))
- Initial IG report due within 1 year of enactment
- Subsequent reports at least every 2 years for 10 years
- GAO Study on FAR
- GAO must recommend within 1 year updates to FAR clause 52.204-10 to reflect FFATA reporting
Last updated July 23, 2026