During my time in Congress, I will support efforts to bring greater transparency to federal spending and to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.
Will support efforts to bring greater transparency to federal spending and root out waste, fraud, and abuse.
Occurrences
Congresswoman Bice is working to rein in Washington’s out-of-control spending... continues to push for accountability in how taxpayer dollars are spent.
What to Know This Tax Season
Since being elected to Congress, Stephanie has fought to rein in government spending, bring transparency to Washington, and protect the values that matter most to her constituents back home.
The Oversight Committee will continue to hold hearings and make fraudsters accountable.
Evidence
The issue page states that during her time in Congress, Bice will support efforts to bring greater transparency to federal spending and to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.
Bice introduced H.R. 10177 to prohibit grants for duplicative or fraudulent applications, require a federal tracking and deconfliction system, and direct a report on using AI to identify duplicative grant applications and waste, fraud, and abuse.
Bice said the House voted to eliminate $9.4 billion in unobligated spending across State, USAID, CBP, and other programs through 22 rescissions.
Washington, D.C. - Last week, Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Representative Josh Brecheen (OK-02) introduced legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used for personal legal settlements from Members of Congress.
Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced the Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026. The bipartisan legislation would authorize DOJ grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to deliver law enforcement training at no cost to rural and smaller police departments.
The House passed the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and Bice issued a statement supporting it.
Assessments
The promise was to support transparency and anti-waste efforts, not necessarily to enact a specific law. In office, Stephanie Bice materially acted on that pledge during the same federal term by introducing H.R. 10177 targeting duplicative and fraudulent grant spending, introducing legislation requiring transparency for taxpayer-funded congressional legal settlements, and backing a rescission package to claw back unobligated funds. Those are direct, on-point oversight and spending-transparency efforts, so the commitment is best scored as delivered in the same term.
The promise is framed as supporting efforts, not guaranteeing a specific enacted outcome. Evidence shows Bice materially acted on that pledge during the same term by introducing transparency and anti-waste legislation, including H.R. 10177 targeting duplicative or fraudulent grants and a 2026 bill requiring transparency for taxpayer-funded legal settlements. She also supported a House rescissions package to claw back unobligated spending. However, the record provided does not show a clearly completed, enacted federal transparency or waste-fraud-abuse reform attributable to her, only meaningful legislative and oversight efforts. That supports more than unresolved, but not full delivery.
The promise was framed as supporting efforts to increase transparency in federal spending and address waste, fraud, and abuse. The evidence shows Bice took concrete same-term actions aligned with that pledge, including introducing H.R. 10177 targeting duplicative or fraudulent federal grant applications and backing a rescission package to claw back unobligated federal funds. Because the commitment was to support such efforts rather than guarantee enactment or measurable government-wide savings, these actions satisfy the promised conduct.