# 119-s-2794: DECLINE Act

119-s-2794, DECLINE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2794
- Congress: 119
- Title: DECLINE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Stopping stray federal charge cards**. This bill would require agencies to adopt formal separation rules so charge cards tied to departing employees are returned, secured, deactivated, and removed from digital wallets. - Agencies: Chief financial officers would have 30 days to establish policies that make returning cards, physically securing them, deactivating accounts, and notifying the issuing bank part of the separation process. - Covered individuals: Employees who are discharged, separate, retire, or otherwise cease employment would need to return physical cards and remove any card from digital wallets or agency devices. - Oversight and reporting: The Comptroller General would deliver a report within 1 year and annually after on each agency's number of issued and deactivated cards, internal controls, late fees paid, and agencies' use of bank electronic reporting.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for agency charge cards: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require each federal agency to make a charge card policy within 30 days. Agencies would require returning and physically securing any agency charge card when an employee leaves. Agencies would require removing cards from personal or agency digital wallets or devices and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1162: SHORT Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 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

## Sources
- [119-s-2794 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2794)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1162: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1162)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2794 (as of 2026-04-21).