United StatesStopping Fraudulent Payments Act
What it does
This bill establishes requirements to prevent fraudulent or improper payments from federal programs.
More detail
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 11Received in the Senate.Latest
- Jun 10Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1345. (consideration: CR H4071-4075)
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Passed.House
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Failed.House
- Jun 10Rule 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 10DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8464.
- Jun 10The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jun 10Mr. McGarvey moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H4075)
- Jun 10The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Jun 10POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8464, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Jun 10Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)
- Jun 10On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 219).
- Jun 10Passed/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)Passed House
- Jun 10Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 8Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1345 Reported to House. Rule 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 3Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-684.
- Jun 3Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 597.
- Apr 29Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 29Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
- Apr 23Introduced in House
- Apr 23Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Introduced