HR 1771
Improper Payments Transparency Act
Summary
Improper Payments Transparency Act This bill requires the President's annual budget to include specified information regarding improper payment amounts and rates for programs and activities at certain federal agencies. (An improper payment is any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment, under a statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirement.) Specifically, the President's budget must include (1) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation of why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and related trends for programs and activities; and (2) corrective actions and steps the agencies will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Rudy Yakym [R-IN-2]
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Introduced
- 2025-03-03
- Latest action
- 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
- 2025-03-03: Introduced in House