Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act
Latest action · Jun 9, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 8, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on federally funded state-administered programs (including programs subject to federal single audit requirements) that are at high risk for waste, fraud, and abuse.
Specifically, the report must
- identify program areas and administrative practices that make such programs systematically vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse;
- assess best practices that strengthen the administration of federally funded programs and prevent such vulnerabilities;
- identify federal tools, resources, and assistance to address vulnerability patterns; and
- include recommendations for addressing high-risk program areas and administrative practices.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 26, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Mar 26, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2026Markup Apr 29, 2026 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2026 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 8, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3933)
- Jun 8, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3933-3934)
- Jun 8, 2026Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 8, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8107.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3933, H3934Text printed H3933 | Brandon Gill R-TX, Ro Khanna D-CA, Suhas Subramanyam D-VA, Tim Burchett R-TN | Jun 8, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 1, 2026H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 29, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 57, March 26, 2026, page H2777.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5167 | Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act | Related bill | Jul 29, 2026 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the establishment of a list identifying program areas and administrative practices presenting the greatest risk to the integrity of Federal funds administered by States and local governments.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To require the establishment of a list identifying program areas and administrative practices presenting the greatest risk to the integrity of Federal funds administered by States and local governments.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 8, 2026Engrossed in House
- Mar 26, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
