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119th Congress

H.R. 8464

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
James Comer(R-KY)
Introduced
Apr 23, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Official text
Engrossed in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (2)

Original cosponsors (1)

Added later (1)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

DateVoteResultYour members
Jun 10, 2026
House #220		On Passage: Stopping Fraudulent Payments ActPassedSet your home to see
Jun 10, 2026
House #219		On Motion to Recommit: Stopping Fraudulent Payments ActFailedSet your home to see

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