# 119-s-3553: Where’s WALDO Act

119-s-3553, Where’s WALDO 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).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3553
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3553
- Congress: 119
- Title: Where’s WALDO Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to build a public, searchable website listing every federal civil service employee by position and pay.** It also would require annual, agency-by-agency reports on the number and total cost of contract workers.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public federal workforce pay and contracts: benefit, low. This bill would require the OPM Director to build a searchable public website within 18 months. The site would list every civil service worker. For each worker it would show job title, duties, and agency. It would also show the main duty station, yearly basic pay including bonuses, and the appointm…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3553 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3553)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3553 (as of 2026-04-21).