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H.R. 1771

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1771, the Improper Payments Transparency Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 3, 2025 by Rep. Rudolph Yakym III (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Budget, and last saw action on Mar 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Record

Text

H.R. 1771 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb1771/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1771 IH: Improper Payments Transparency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1771  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 3, 2025   Mr. Yakym  (for himself,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Bergman , and  Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Budget    A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Improper Payments Transparency Act  .
2.
Including improper payment information in Presidents budget submission
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(40)
information with respect to improper payment (as such term is defined in section 3351) amounts and rates for programs and activities at each executive agency required to submit improper payment reports under subchapter IV of chapter 33, including—
(A)
a narrative description, including a detailed explanation with respect to why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and trends of—
(i)
each program and activity whose improper payment amount and rates have increased or decreased on average over the previous three years; and
(ii)
each program and activity whose improper payment amount and rates did not change over such years; and
(B)
what corrective actions, including any such action in any corrective action plan under section 3352(d), with respect to such programs and activities are incomplete, and steps the executive agency will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 3, 2025

hb1771/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/03/2025)

Improper Payments Transparency Act

This bill requires the President's annual budget to include specified information regarding improper payment amounts and rates for programs and activities at certain federal agencies. (An improper payment is any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment, under a statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirement.)

Specifically, the President's budget must include (1) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation of why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and related trends for programs and activities; and (2) corrective actions and steps the agencies will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues.

Sponsors

Rep. Rudolph Yakym III (R) sponsors H.R. 1771, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1771 went before 1 committee: Budget.

Budget
Budget
Referred To · Mar 3, 2025 · 48 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1771 has taken 2 actions since Mar 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.Budget Committee

Votes

H.R. 1771 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1771.

Titles

H.R. 1771 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Improper Payments Transparency Act — Display Title
  • Improper Payments Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1771 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, District of Columbia, Economics/Economic Development, Education, Foreign Relations, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER WYATT111
DANIEL WEST111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1771 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1771’s is Economics and Public Finance.

hr1771/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1771, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YAKYM:H.R. 1771.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H945]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com