Bill > HR1387

This bill, known as the Cost Openness and Spending Transparency (COST) Act of 2025, requires federal agencies, state and local governments, and recipients of federal research grants to provide clear disclosure about the funding of their programs, projects, or activities. Specifically, any document describing such a project must now state the percentage and dollar amount of federal funds, as well as the percentage and dollar amount of funding from non-governmental sources. This applies to most public communications longer than 280 characters. Recipients must also include a certification of compliance with these disclosure requirements in their performance progress reports. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be responsible for annually reviewing a random sample of public communications to ensure compliance and will create a public mechanism for anonymously reporting communications that do not meet the new disclosure requirements. The goal of the bill is to increase transparency about how federal funds are being used across various government and research programs by mandating explicit financial information be shared with the public.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1387/all-info