A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The LEDGER Act aims to ensure the federal government's spending is properly tracked. It requires the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a new system within 180 days of enactment. This system must track all outlays from every appropriation, receipt, or fund account. The tracking covers all departments, agencies, offices, or establishments across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Additionally, the system must track how long the funds in those accounts remain available.
Yes
- Scored +7
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill directly enhances transparency by mandating a system to track all federal government expenditures and their availability.
- Scored +5
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The bill increases fiscal responsibility by mandating detailed tracking and traceability of all government outlays.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency of Government Spending: The bill requires a system to track all outlays from every fund account across all branches of government, which provides a way to monitor how money is being used (Section 2(a)).
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Detailed Financial Tracking: By tracking the period of availability for amounts in appropriations or receipts, the system provides specific details on the timing of fund usage (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill directly enhances transparency by mandating a system to track all federal government expenditures and their availability.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill increases fiscal responsibility by mandating detailed tracking and traceability of all government outlays.
- 3/26/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas