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Stop the Outlay of Payments Act

Introduced: June 15, 2021 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Stop the Outlay of Payments Act

This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to entities that have had prior awards suspended or terminated due to certain legal violations and that have failed to take necessary remedial action.

Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to notify the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) within 120 days of suspending or terminating any portion of a federal award to a recipient for failure to comply with (1) the terms and conditions of the award, (2) a federal law or regulation, or (3) a request by the agency making the award for information or materials relating to that award.

The OMB must maintain an up-to-date list of suspended entities on its website.

An agency may not make a federal award or disburse funds under an award to a suspended entity until that entity remedies the reason for the suspension or termination, with specified exceptions.

What's happening now June 15, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  • HR 4056 Identical bill Stop the Outlay of Payments Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2056: Stop the Outlay of Payments Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2056/
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"S. 2056: Stop the Outlay of Payments Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2056/.
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S. 2056, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2056/.
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