# 119-s-4130: COST Act

119-s-4130, COST 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).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4130
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4130
- Congress: 119
- Title: COST Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would require clear federal funding disclosures** for any program, project, or activity paid with federal funds. It would force agencies and recipients to state how much of a program's cost comes from federal dollars and from nongovernmental sources and set up Office of Management and Budget oversight and a public reporting channel.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Show federal share on funded projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, agencies and anyone running a program paid in whole or part with Federal funds would have to disclose the federal share. They would have to show the percent of total costs paid with Federal funds and the dollar amount of those Federal funds. They would also have to show the percent and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4130 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4130)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4130 (as of 2026-09-10).