June 24, 2025
Mr. Haridopolos (for himself, Mr. Knott, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Fine, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Downing, Mr. Barr, Mr. Patronis, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Flood, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Wied, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Onder, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Ms. King-Hinds, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Collins, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Guest, Mr. Rose, Ms. Fedorchak, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Steube, Mr. Perry, Mr. Begich, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Crank, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Rulli) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
To require adequate traceability for expenditures by the Federal Government.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Locating Every Disbursement in Government Expenditure Records Act
or the LEDGER Act
.
Sec. 2. Traceability of expenditures
(a) In general
Subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
3517. Traceability of expenditures
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall implement a system that tracks all outlays from each appropriation, receipt, or other fund account in the Treasury by each department, agency, office, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the United States Government, including disbursements subject to the requirements under section 3325, which shall include tracking the period of availability of the amounts in the applicable appropriation, receipt, or other fund account.
(b) Conforming amendment
The table of sections for chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3516 the following: