Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2026 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 10, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
This bill (1) assigns financial integrity, improper payment prevention, and spending transparency functions to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) within the Department of the Treasury; (2) establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery (OIGFAR) within Treasury; and (3) requires Treasury to enter into data sharing agreements with other federal agencies and allowable private entities to prevent fraud and improper payments.
Functions assigned to BFS by the bill include
- administering the Do Not Pay system (which provides federal agencies and federally funded state-administered programs the ability to verify recipient identity and eligibility before making an award or issuing a payment);
- maintaining a voluntary governmentwide program to provide data sharing and analysis to federal agencies and to state, local, or tribal governments responsible for administering a federally funded program in order to detect fraud and prevent improper payments that result in financial loss; and
- supporting OIGFAR by providing access to information technology and data.
The duties of OIGFAR include auditing and investigating the use of certain federal funds, such as
- funds, loans, and tax credits made available by various coronavirus response laws;
- any federal award of $50,000 or more; and
- emergency spending related to disaster relief or economic recovery.
OIGFAR must ensure the expeditious reporting of suspected violations of federal criminal law to the Department of Justice. OIGFAR is authorized to provide investigative support to prosecutive and enforcement authorities to protect program integrity and prevent, detect, and prosecute fraud.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 20, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Apr 20, 2026 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 15, 2026Markup Apr 29, 2026Reported Jun 3, 2026 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2026Received in the Senate.
- Jun 10, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1345. (consideration: CR H4065-4071)
- Jun 10, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335 and S. 2. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 8312 and H.R. 8464 and a motion to commit S. 2.
- Jun 10, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8312.
- Jun 10, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 H4535 | Blake D. Moore R-UT | Jul 15, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4220 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jun 24, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4065–H4071, H4075Text printed H4065–H4069Recorded votes H4077enact | James Comer R-KY, James R. Walkinshaw D-VA, Lauren Boebert R-CO, Pete Sessions R-TX | Jun 10, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4004–H4013Text printed H4004Amendments H4011Recorded votes H4012consideration (H. Res. 1345), previous question | David Schweikert R-AZ, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA (amendment), Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY, Zachary Nunn R-IA | Jun 9, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 4, 2026H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability ActAs reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 3, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 66, April 15, 2026, page H2925.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45450 | Statutory Inspectors General in the Federal Government: A Primer | Report | Aug 11, 2026 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 228 | Pursuant to H. Res. 1345, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, printed in the bill, is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Department of the Treasury
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet, web applications, social media
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jun 3, 2026Reported in House
- Apr 15, 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.
