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H.R. 249 118th Congress House

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to enhance the authority under which Federal agencies may pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2023 Introduced by: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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 Latest action January 10, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023

This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful (i.e., that are identified as wasteful by an employee and that an agency determines are not required for the purposes for which the amounts were made available). An agency must propose any identified wasteful expenses for rescission.

The bill also doubles the maximum cash award that may be made under the program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 103 Reintroduction of Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 249: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-249/
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