# 119-hr-1771: Improper Payments Transparency Act

119-hr-1771, Improper Payments Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1771
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improper Payments Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Improper payments transparency.** This bill requires the President's budget to include detailed improper payment amounts, three-year trends, and the status of corrective actions for programs at executive agencies. - Executive agencies: Must report, for each program required to file improper payment reports, a narrative explaining why improper payments occurred and whether amounts and rates increased, decreased, or stayed the same over the prior three years. Agencies must also list incomplete corrective actions and the steps they will take to address those issues. - Congress and the public: Gain standardized, trend-focused information that makes it easier to compare programs and track whether corrective plans are reducing improper payments. - Budget managers: Adds a new data item to the President's budget submission to capture this information and emphasizes trend analysis and corrective-action status across agencies.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New budget reports on improper payments: benefit, low. If enacted, the President’s annual budget would add improper payment amounts and rates for covered programs. Agencies would explain why the errors happened. They would show three-year trends: up, down, or no change. They would list incomplete fixes and next steps, including items in corrective acti…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1771 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1771)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1771 (as of 2026-09-10).