# 119-hr-143: Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

119-hr-143, Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-143
- Congress: 119
- Title: Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**automatic, phased budget cuts for unauthorized federal programs** would be triggered by a recurring three-year cycle beginning in fiscal year 2026. The bill would set specific reductions, transmission rules, and termination consequences for programs whose authorizations expire. - Families and program beneficiaries: Programs with expired authorizations would face a 10% funding cut in the first post-expiration year and 15% cuts in the second and third years, which could reduce services or benefits. - Federal agencies and program managers: Any program still unauthorized after the third reduced year would be terminated effective October 1 of the following fiscal year, and remaining unobligated funds could be used only to close out prior obligations. No funds could be obligated for a terminated program without an explicit congressional authorization for a period of no more than three years. - Congress and the budget process: Chairs of the House and Senate Budget Committees would transmit revised budgetary levels to Appropriations Committee chairs after each reduction, and Congress could halt and restore reductions by expressly reauthorizing a program with a sunset of up to three years.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding cuts for expired programs: cost, medium. Starting in fiscal year 2026, this would cut funding for federal programs whose authorizations have expired and appear on CBO’s annual list. In the first year after expiration, the set budget level would drop by 10% of the program’s last-year funding. In the second and third years it stays unauthor…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act
- 119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-143 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/143)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
- [119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3184)
- [119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1227)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-143 (as of 2026-09-10).