S. 2924 · 118th Congress

STEP Act

Introduced on Sep 26, 2023 by Thomas R. Carper (D-DE). 2 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 12, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Sep 26, 2023
Cosponsors
2
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the management of improper payments, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Thomas R. CarperD-DESponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 26, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 12, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-288.
  5. Dec 12, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 118-288.
  6. Dec 12, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.

Committees

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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.