A stale-dated federal treasury check is a check that has not been cashed within one year from the date of issue. The United States Department of Treasury automatically voids all uncashed checks after one year from the date of issue and returns the funds to the issuing agency. Stale-dated and uncashed checks can only be re-issued within 6 years from the original date of issue, per the Barring Act 31 U.S.C. 3702(b).
The quarterly report includes stale-dated checks for the following Department of Transportation (DOT) entities: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT’s Office of the Secretary (OST)/The National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), DOT's Working Capital Fund (WCF), DOT’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Many of these DOT agencies seldom have uncashed checks because they primarily use direct deposit to issue payment.
The information provided is updated on a quarterly basis. The report only includes stale-dated checks that are eligible for reissue, and any new stale-dated checks are added from the prior quarter. A review of the report is conducted to determine if checks were reissued or canceled since the prior quarter's report; therefore, if an item is not identified in the current report but was contained within the last report, then the check has been either reissued or canceled.
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Last updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
