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Incentivize Savings Act

Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 5438 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Reported from committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
70
Latest action
Feb 4, 2026

What it does

Incentivize Savings Act This bill establishes requirements for allocating unexpended appropriations for federal agencies. If appropriations are provided to a federal agency for a definite period and the agency does not spend the funds during the period of availability, the bill requires 49% of the funds to remain available for an additional fiscal year, 49% of the funds to be used for payments of principal and interest on the public debt, and 2% of the funds to be used for retention bonuses within the agency that do not exceed 10% of an employee's basic pay. If an agency's unexpended appropriations are allocated under this bill, the agency's budget request for the fiscal year following the…

Official summary · Introduced in House · Sep 17, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Sep 17, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Reported from committee · Feb 4, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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