# 119-s-855: Royalty Transparency Act

119-s-855, Royalty Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-855
- Congress: 119
- Title: Royalty Transparency Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill expands federal **royalty transparency** by forcing more executive-branch advisers and employees to report royalties, including payments for inventions developed while working for the government.** - Federal employees and advisory committee members will face broader enhanced financial disclosures that specifically require reporting royalties from government-related inventions and other royalty sources; GAO must publish the list of covered committees within 180 days and the expanded category sunsets after 5 years. - Agencies must publish annual and special disclosure reports online and provide Members of Congress unredacted copies within 30 days, with redactions limited to sensitive personal information; reports must show the original source and the amount or value of royalties received by the filer or immediate family. - Procurement and ethics rules must be updated so conflict-of-interest checks consider royalties paid to prospective contractors in the prior calendar year, and agencies must report identified royalty-related conflicts and mitigation steps starting with an initial report within 60 days and then annually.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Yearly agency reports on disclosures: benefit, low. If enacted, each agency would send Congress a report within 60 days and then each year about confidential financial disclosures for the prior fiscal year. Agencies would also, not later than one year after enactment and yearly after that, report how many potential royalty-related conflicts they fou…
- Public posting of royalty disclosures: mixed, low. If enacted, agencies would post financial disclosure reports on their websites and must give a Member of Congress an unredacted copy within 30 days of request. Filers would have to list the original source and amount or value of any royalties received by them, a spouse, or a dependent child, includ…
- New contractor royalty conflict checks: mixed, low. If enacted, OMB and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council would update rules so conflict-of-interest reviews for prospective contractors and grantees include royalties paid in the prior calendar year. Agencies would have to report any exemptions or waivers under 18 U.S.C. 208 and certain ethic…
- More disclosure for advisory committee members: mixed, low. If enacted, members of ten named advisory committees and other GAO-identified public-health advisory panels would need to file stronger financial disclosures. GAO would have to publish a list of covered committees within 180 days and update it each year. The expanded coverage would sunset after fiv…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…
- 119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-3168: Shutdown Fairness Act
- 119-s-1847: Association Health Plans Act

## Sources
- [119-s-855 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/855)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39)
- [119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-485)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-3168: Shutdown Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3168)
- [119-s-1847: Association Health Plans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1847)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-855 (as of 2026-04-21).