Federal employees could get bonuses for finding unneeded money in agency budgets.
This bill would let federal employees earn cash awards for finding money in their agency's budget that isn't needed for its original purpose. Agencies would then send most of this extra money to the U.S. Treasury to help reduce the national debt, while keeping up to 10% for employee bonuses and other agency needs. This aims to encourage government-wide cost savings.
Today, federal employees can get awards for reporting fraud, waste, or mismanagement. This bill would expand that to include finding "surplus salaries and expenses funds"—money set aside for staff and daily costs that isn't actually needed. Agencies would then have a process to send most of this money to the U.S. Treasury for debt reduction, while keeping not more than 10 percent for employee bonuses and agency use.
S 2732 · 119th Congress · September 8, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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