# 119-hr-2985: Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act

119-hr-2985, Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2985
- Congress: 119
- Title: Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**modernization of federal IT** is the bill's top aim. It would realign the Technology Modernization Fund to speed federal IT upgrades while adding stronger repayment and oversight rules to help preserve the fund through its sunset. - Federal agencies would be able to receive TMF transfers to buy, run, or develop information technology and to improve cybersecurity, privacy, and mission delivery. - Projects would face stricter repayment and milestone rules. Transfers for modernization would be incremental and tied to metric-based, iterative development milestones. The Administrator must suspend or end funding if an agency head gives fraudulent or misleading statements about a project. - Agency Chief Information Officers would have to submit lists of high-risk legacy IT systems by the first September 30 after enactment and update them yearly. The Federal Chief Information Officer would compile a government-wide Legacy Federal IT Inventory and identify the ten legacy systems posing the greatest risk for Congress.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual lists of high-risk government IT: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require agency CIOs to give the Federal CIO a list of their high-risk legacy IT systems by the first September 30 after enactment and every September 30 after that. The Federal CIO would compile a governmentwide inventory by the first December 30 after enactment and each…
- Stricter rules for modernization fund: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would change how the Technology Modernization Fund can be used and how agencies must pay it back. The fund could transfer money to agencies for IT upgrades, cybersecurity, and replacing old systems. Transfers would need written repayment plans, would usually be paid in increme…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2033: Military Spouse Hiring Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2985 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2985)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2033: Military Spouse Hiring Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2033)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1661)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2985 (as of 2026-08-01).