# 119-s-1991: Delivering On Government Efficiency in Spending Act

119-s-1991, Delivering On Government Efficiency in Spending Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1991
- Congress: 119
- Title: Delivering On Government Efficiency in Spending Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Stronger payment reporting and data sharing to stop improper federal payments.** This bill builds a mandatory reporting and verification system tied to Treasury disbursements and expands data access across agencies to detect, prevent, and recover wrong or fraudulent payments.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Expanded Do Not Pay data sharing: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would let Treasury use more personal data to check payments. The IRS could give limited tax return details when Treasury asks about a specific person. Those tax details must cover at least three tax years. Social Security would regularly share names, birth dates, and Social Se…
- New Treasury payment reporting rules: mixed, low. If enacted, agency heads would have to send standard details to Treasury for each payment sent to the Treasury disbursement system. Required details include a short purpose description, the Treasury account symbol, and the business event type code. Certifying officials must check accuracy at least…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-3366: Back the Blue Act of 2025
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1991 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1991)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-3366: Back the Blue Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3366)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1991 (as of 2026-09-10).