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US HB2985
Bill
Status
4/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nancy Mace
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AI Summary
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Amends the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to refocus spending on modernizing, retiring, or replacing legacy federal IT systems, enhancing cybersecurity and privacy, and improving agency mission delivery
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Requires agencies to reimburse the TMF for transferred funds at levels sufficient to keep the Fund operational until it sunsets on December 31, 2032
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Mandates the Administrator suspend or terminate funding for projects where agencies provided fraudulent or misleading statements about technical design, business cases, or program management
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Requires agency Chief Information Officers to annually submit lists of high-risk legacy IT systems to the Federal CIO, who must compile a "Legacy Federal IT Inventory" and identify the 10 systems posing greatest security, privacy, and operational risks government-wide
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Ties fund transfers to metric-based development milestones achieved through rapid, iterative development processes, with incremental disbursements rather than lump-sum payments
Legislative Description
Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act
Government operations and politics
Last Action
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
2/4/2026