Federal agencies would use unspent money to pay down debt and give employee bonuses.
This bill would change how federal agencies handle money they don't spend. Instead of all unspent funds returning to the Treasury, nearly half would go to paying down the national debt, and a small part would fund employee bonuses. This aims to encourage agencies to save money and manage their budgets more carefully.
Today, most unspent federal agency funds typically expire and return to the U.S. Treasury. After this bill, 49 percent of unspent funds would stay with the agency for an extra year, 49 percent would go to paying down the national debt, and 2 percent would be used for employee bonuses. Agencies with unspent funds would also face limits on their future budget requests, adjusted only for inflation.
HR 5438 · 119th Congress · September 17, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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