HR 8464

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Summary

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act This bill establishes requirements to prevent fraudulent or improper payments from federal programs. Specifically, the bill directs executive agencies to take corrective actions to temporarily pause, condition, or segment payment voucher requests before certifying them if the agencies have sufficient reason to determine that the payments present elevated risks of fraud or improper payments resulting in financial loss to the government. The corrective actions must be (1) based on objective, documented fraud-risk indicators; (2) narrowly applied to the portion of the payments presenting the elevated risk; and (3) limited in duration to the minimum period necessary to verify the eligibility or accuracy of the payments. The Department of the Treasury must return certified payment vouchers to agencies for corrective action if they present an elevated risk of fraud based on an output of Treasury’s Do Not Pay system. The bill also prohibits officers or employees of the federal government from being personally liable for actions taken in good faith under this bill.

Bill status

Status
Passed House
Sponsor
Rep. James Comer [R-KY-1]
Cosponsors
2
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Introduced
2026-04-23
Latest action
2026-06-11: Received in the Senate.

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Recent actions

  • 2026-06-11: Received in the Senate.
  • 2026-06-10: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2026-06-10: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200 (Roll no. 220). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4071-4073)
  • 2026-06-10: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200 (Roll no. 220). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4071-4073)
  • 2026-06-10: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 219).

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