LEDGER Act
Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced
Summary
Requires Treasury to trace every federal disbursement and the period funds are available. The bill would require the Department of the Treasury to implement, within 180 days of enactment, a government-wide system that traces all outlays from each appropriation, receipt, or other fund account by every department, agency, office, or establishment in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, includes disbursements subject to section 3325, and adds new 31 U.S.C. 3517 to codify the requirement.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Treasury trace of all federal payments
This bill would require the Treasury to build a system within 180 days to trace all federal outlays. The system would track payments from every Treasury appropriation, receipt, or fund account. It would cover disbursements by agencies in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and include items subject to section 3325. The system would also record the period when each amount is available to be spent.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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