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Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

H.R. 8464 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

H.R. 8464119TH CONGRESSINTRODUCED 04/23/2026REP. COMERR-KY · SPONSORLeft: no (Sponsor Ranking)Lean left: no (Sponsor Ranking)Center: no (Sponsor Ranking)Lean right: no (Sponsor Ranking)Right: DW-NOMINATE +0.59 (Sponsor Ranking)RIGHT(SPONSOR RANKING)GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICS

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SponsorRep. Comer, James (R-KY) (Introduced 04/23/2026)
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CommitteesHouse - Oversight and Government Reform Committee; House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee; House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee; House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee; House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest Action06/11/2026 Received in the Senate.
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Summary (1)

Reported to House (06/03/2026)

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.

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Engrossed in House (EH)

119 HR 8464 EH: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 8464

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act.

2.Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action (a)Treasury payment voucher waiver authority (1)AmendmentSubchapter II of chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3337.Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action (a)Agency obligation to pause disbursement requests for corrective actionThe head of an agency shall take a corrective action to temporarily delay, condition, or segment a disbursement request before the certification of a payment voucher under section 3325 if, as determined by an official designated by the head of the agency, the agency— (1)has sufficient reason to determine that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government as estimated under the requirements of section 3352 in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment; (2)has sufficient reason to determine, based on a notification by the relevant State or local government official in the case of a payment from Federal funds disbursed by a State or local government under a State-administered and federally-funded program, that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government as estimated under the requirements of section 3352 in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment; or (3)has been notified of an order from the Secretary of the Treasury described under subsection (b). (b)Treasury obligation to return payment voucher and issue corrective action orderExcept where otherwise required by law, the Secretary shall promptly notify the relevant certifying official of an order to return a certified payment voucher submitted to a disbursing official under section 3325 and issue a corrective action order to the head of an agency not later than 2 days after the Secretary makes a determination that in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment that such payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government based on an output of the Do Not Pay system under section 3354. (c)Agency documentation and time-limited corrective actionAn action taken by the head of an agency under subsection (a) shall— (1)be based on an objective, documented fraud-risk indicator; (2)be narrowly applied to the portion of the payment presenting the elevated risk; and (3)be limited in duration to the minimum period necessary, as determined by the head of the agency, to verify eligibility of the payee or accuracy of the payment per any program requirement associated with the payment or as stipulated under law. (d)Payee notification and time limit of paused disbursement requestsWith respect to a disbursement request that has been delayed, conditioned, or segmented pursuant to subsection (a) or a payment voucher that is returned pursuant subsection (b), the head of the agency shall take the following actions: (1)Promptly provide to the payee (not later than 2 days after a determination under subsection (a) or a notification to the agency under subsection (b)), as appropriate, and for a case in which the payment from Federal funds disbursed by a State or local government under a State-administered and federally-funded program also provides to such relevant State or local government official, a notification that— (A)a disbursement has been temporarily paused, conditioned, or segmented; (B)identifies the nature of the fraud-risk indicator or improper payment relied upon by the agency to make the corrective action determination under subsection (a) or notification to the agency under subsection (b); and (C)outlines the process for the corrective action review period. (2)Use a process tailored to the specific requirements and design of the agency program for a payee, or the State or local government described under paragraph (1), to contest any factual inaccuracy or provide clarifying information during the corrective action review period. (3)Issue such payment not later than 30 days after a determination to take a corrective action is made by the head of the agency under subsection (a) or the agency was notified by the Secretary under subsection (b) of a corrective action order, but not later than 7 days after the date on which the payee contests the corrective action under the process established pursuant to paragraph (2), if the head of the agency determines that the payment does not present an elevated risk of fraud or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government. (e)Segmentation of low-risk paymentsTo the maximum extent practicable, the head of each agency shall allow a routine, historically consistent payment amount to proceed while temporarily holding an anomalous, unusually large, or high-risk portion of a payment, or class of payments, pending review and resolution of an agency corrective action determination under subsection (a) or a corrective action order under subsection (b). (f)Exemptions for law enforcement activitiesThe head of an agency, in consultation with the Secretary and the Attorney General, may waive any provision in this section on a case-by-case basis if notified of or instructed by a Federal law enforcement authority, including an agency Inspector General, that the action will jeopardize an active criminal investigation or legal proceeding related to an effort to defraud the Federal Government or violate sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31 (commonly known as the False Claims Act). (g)Limitation of liabilityNo officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be personally liable for an action taken in good faith under this section. An action taken under this section may not constitute a final determination of eligibility, liability, or wrongdoing on the part of a payee. (h)Rule of construction for program authorizing statuteNothing in this section may be construed to supersede any other provision of law with respect to any statute that authorizes the payment or program the payment is made under. (i)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall issue regulations and establish procedures to administer the requirements of this section that shall be published in the Federal Register that, at a minimum, specify the following: (1)The minimum seniority of an agency official designated under subsection (a) authorized to make a determination to issue a corrective action. (2)The procedures by which the Secretary of the Treasury will use the Do Not Pay system under section 3354 to make a determination under subsection (b) in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of a program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment. (3)The procedure for an agency to dispute an order to return a certified payment voucher and appeal a related corrective action order under subsection (b) to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, which shall at a minimum include a requirement for the agency to receive a response not later than five days after making such a dispute or appeal to the Department of the Treasury. (4)The minimum information requirements of a notification required under subsection (d)(1). (j)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)DirectorThe term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (2)Fraud-risk indicatorThe term fraud-risk indicator means an objective data point or analytic signal that indicates an anomalous payment pattern or increase in the volume of a payment amount, a verified data mismatch, network or behavioral anomaly, or match identified by the Do Not Pay system under section 3354 and any payment, account, or payee validation program or service administered by the Secretary that would result in financial loss to the Government. (3)Routine, historically consistent payment amountThe term routine, historically consistent payment amount means a payment amount that is consistent with previous payment history of the payee, established program use patterns, or other objective benchmarks determined by the certifying agency. (4)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. . (2)Technical and conforming amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 33 of title 31, United States Codes, is amended by inserting after the item for section 3336 the following: 3337. Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action.. (b)Requirements and authorities of payment disbursing officialsParagraph (3) of section 3325(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting , compliance with an order to pause a payment pursuant to section 3337(b), after except for the correctness of computations on a voucher; and (2)by striking ,, and inserting a comma. (c)Relief of accountable officersSection 3527 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment the following: , or was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337; and (2)in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting after the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment the following: , or was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337. (d)Requirements and authorities of payment certifying officialsSubsection (a) of section 3528 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2)in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following (6)complying with an order to take a corrective action to temporarily delay, condition, or segment a disbursement request pursuant to section 3337.. (e)Relief of certifying officialsSubsection (b)(1) of section 3528 of title 31, United States Code— (1)in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2)in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (3)by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (C)the certification was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337.. (f)Report on results of payments paused for further review and corrective actionNot later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, a report on the following: (1)The total number of orders to return a certified payment voucher submitted to a disbursing official under section 3325 of title 31, United States Code, and corrective action orders issued to the head of an agency under the authorities provided by section 3337(b) of such title, as added by this section. (2)The percentage of such payments that are issued by the agency, including by successful contestations filed by the recipient or payee with the agency, and recommendations to mitigate such errors in the fraud-risk indicators of the Department of the Treasury in the future. (3)The total savings to the Federal Government in payments determined to be fraudulent or result in financial loss to the Government under the authorities provided by subsections (a) and (b) of section 3337 of title 31, United States Code, as added by this section. (4)Any necessary policy, regulatory, or legislative recommendations related to the authorities and requirements under section of section 3337 of title 31, United States Code, as added by this section, or other relevant law. (g)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2026.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

Introduced in House (IH)

119 HR 8464 IH: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8464IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 23, 2026Mr. Comer (for himself and Mr. Arrington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act.

2.Authority to pause and segment payments (a)Treasury payment voucher waiver authority (1)AmendmentSubchapter II of chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3337.Authority to pause and segment payments (a) Agency obligation To pause disbursement requests for corrective action The head of an agency that administers a federally funded financial assistance or public benefit program shall take a corrective action to temporarily delay, condition, or segment a disbursement request before the certification of a payment voucher under section 3325 if, as determined by an official designated by the head of the agency, the agency— (1) has sufficient reason to determine that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government as estimated under the requirements of section 3352; or (2) has been notified of an order from the Secretary of the Treasury described under subsection (b). (b) Treasury obligation To return payment voucher and issue corrective action order Except where otherwise required by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the relevant certifying official of an order to return a certified payment voucher submitted to a disbursing official under section 3325 pursuant to the requirements of this section and issue a corrective action order to the head of an agency if the Secretary of the Treasury determines— (1) a determination has been made that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud-based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment under subchapter IV; or (2) a payment payee has been flagged in the Do Not Pay system, as prescribed in guidance prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury, or another Treasury administered payment, account, or payee validation program or service. (c) Agency documentation and time-Limited corrective action An action taken by an agency under subsection (a) shall— (1) be based on objective, documented fraud-risk indicator; (2) be narrowly applied to the portion of the payment presenting the elevated risk; and (3) be limited in duration to the minimum period of time necessary as determined by the agency to verify eligibility of the payee or accuracy of the payment per the program requirements or as stipulated under another law. (d) Payee notification and time limit of paused disbursement requests With respect to a disbursement request that has been delayed pursuant to subsection (a) or a payment voucher that is returned pursuant subsection (b), the head of the agency shall take the following actions in accordance with any the regulations issued under subsection (i) along with any clarifying guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget: (1) Provide prompt notice to the payee, as appropriate, including a notification that— (A) a disbursement has been temporarily paused, conditioned, or segmented; (B) identifies the nature of the fraud-risk indicator relied upon by the agency to make the determination; and (C) outline the process for the review period. (2) Establish a process tailored to the specific requirements and design of the agency program for a payee to contest any factual inaccuracy or provide clarifying information during the corrective action review period. (3) Issue such payment not later than 45 days after the determination was made or the agency was notified, but not later than 7 days after the date on which the payee contests the corrective action under the process established pursuant to paragraph (2). (e) Segmentation of low-Risk payments To the maximum extent practicable, the head of each agency shall allow a routine, historically consistent payment amount to proceed while temporarily holding an anomalous, unusually large, or high-risk portion of a payment, or class of payments, pending review and resolution of a corrective action. (f)Exemptions for law enforcement activitiesThe head of an agency, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, may waive any provision in this section on a case-by-case basis if notified of or instructed by a Federal law enforcement authority, including an agency Inspector General, that the action will jeopardize an active criminal investigation or legal proceeding related to an effort to defraud the Federal Government or violate the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.). (g)Limitation of liabilityNo officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be personally liable for an action taken in good faith under this section. An action taken under this section may not constitute a final determination of eligibility, liability, or wrongdoing on the part of a payee. (h)Rule of construction for program authorizing statuteNothing in this section may be construed to supersede any other provision of law with respect to the statute that authorizes the payment or program the payment is made under. (i)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall issue regulations and establish procedures to administer the requirements of this section that shall be published in the Federal Register. (j)Routine, historically consistent payment amount definedIn this section, the term routine, historically consistent payment amount means a payment amount that is consistent with previous payment history of the payee, established program use patterns, or other objective benchmarks determined by the certifying agency. (k) Fraud-Risk indicator defined In this section, the term fraud-risk indicator means an objective data point or analytic signal that indicates an anomalous payment pattern or increase in the volume of a payment amount, a verified data mismatch, network or behavioral anomaly, or match identified by the Do Not Pay system under section 3354 and any other payment, account, and payee validation program or service provided by the Department of the Treasury that would result in financial loss to the government. . (2)Technical and conforming amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 33 of title 31, United States Codes, is amended by inserting after the item for section 3336 the following: 3337. Authority to pause and segment payments.. (b)Relief of accountable officersSection 3527 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment the following: , or was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337; and (2)in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting after the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment the following: , or was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337.

Reported in House (RH)

119 HR 8464 RH: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-06-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IBUnion Calendar No. 597119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8464[Report No. 119–684]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 23, 2026Mr. Comer (for himself and Mr. Arrington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformJune 3, 2026Additional sponsor: Mr. CalvertJune 3, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 23, 2026A BILLTo amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act.2.Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action(a)Treasury payment voucher waiver authority(1)AmendmentSubchapter II of chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:3337.Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action(a)Agency obligation to pause disbursement requests for corrective actionThe head of an agency shall take a corrective action to temporarily delay, condition, or segment a disbursement request before the certification of a payment voucher under section 3325 if, as determined by an official designated by the head of the agency, the agency—(1)has sufficient reason to determine that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government as estimated under the requirements of section 3352 in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment; (2)has sufficient reason to determine, based on a notification by the relevant State or local government official in the case of a payment from Federal funds disbursed by a State or local government under a State-administered and federally-funded program, that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government as estimated under the requirements of section 3352 in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment; or(3)has been notified of an order from the Secretary of the Treasury described under subsection (b).(b)Treasury obligation to return payment voucher and issue corrective action orderExcept where otherwise required by law, the Secretary shall promptly notify the relevant certifying official of an order to return a certified payment voucher submitted to a disbursing official under section 3325 and issue a corrective action order to the head of an agency not later than 2 days after the Secretary makes a determination that in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment that such payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government based on an output of the Do Not Pay system under section 3354.(c)Agency documentation and time-limited corrective actionAn action taken by the head of an agency under subsection (a) shall—(1)be based on an objective, documented fraud-risk indicator;(2)be narrowly applied to the portion of the payment presenting the elevated risk; and(3)be limited in duration to the minimum period necessary, as determined by the head of the agency, to verify eligibility of the payee or accuracy of the payment per any program requirement associated with the payment or as stipulated under law.(d)Payee notification and time limit of paused disbursement requestsWith respect to a disbursement request that has been delayed, conditioned, or segmented pursuant to subsection (a) or a payment voucher that is returned pursuant subsection (b), the head of the agency shall take the following actions:(1)Promptly provide to the payee (not later than 2 days after a determination under subsection (a) or a notification to the agency under subsection (b)), as appropriate, and for a case in which the payment from Federal funds disbursed by a State or local government under a State-administered and federally-funded program also provides to such relevant State or local government official, a notification that—(A)a disbursement has been temporarily paused, conditioned, or segmented;(B)identifies the nature of the fraud-risk indicator or improper payment relied upon by the agency to make the corrective action determination under subsection (a) or notification to the agency under subsection (b); and(C)outlines the process for the corrective action review period.(2)Use a process tailored to the specific requirements and design of the agency program for a payee, or the State or local government described under paragraph (1), to contest any factual inaccuracy or provide clarifying information during the corrective action review period.(3)Issue such payment not later than 30 days after a determination to take a corrective action is made by the head of the agency under subsection (a) or the agency was notified by the Secretary under subsection (b) of a corrective action order, but not later than 7 days after the date on which the payee contests the corrective action under the process established pursuant to paragraph (2), if the head of the agency determines that the payment does not present an elevated risk of fraud or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government.(e)Segmentation of low-risk paymentsTo the maximum extent practicable, the head of each agency shall allow a routine, historically consistent payment amount to proceed while temporarily holding an anomalous, unusually large, or high-risk portion of a payment, or class of payments, pending review and resolution of an agency corrective action determination under subsection (a) or a corrective action order under subsection (b).(f)Exemptions for law enforcement activitiesThe head of an agency, in consultation with the Secretary and the Attorney General, may waive any provision in this section on a case-by-case basis if notified of or instructed by a Federal law enforcement authority, including an agency Inspector General, that the action will jeopardize an active criminal investigation or legal proceeding related to an effort to defraud the Federal Government or violate sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31 (commonly known as the False Claims Act).(g)Limitation of liabilityNo officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be personally liable for an action taken in good faith under this section. An action taken under this section may not constitute a final determination of eligibility, liability, or wrongdoing on the part of a payee.(h)Rule of construction for program authorizing statuteNothing in this section may be construed to supersede any other provision of law with respect to any statute that authorizes the payment or program the payment is made under.(i)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall issue regulations and establish procedures to administer the requirements of this section that shall be published in the Federal Register that, at a minimum, specify the following:(1)The minimum seniority of an agency official designated under subsection (a) authorized to make a determination to issue a corrective action.(2)The procedures by which the Secretary of the Treasury will use the Do Not Pay system under section 3354 to make a determination under subsection (b) in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of a program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment.(3)The procedure for an agency to dispute an order to return a certified payment voucher and appeal a related corrective action order under subsection (b) to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, which shall at a minimum include a requirement for the agency to receive a response not later than five days after making such a dispute or appeal to the Department of the Treasury.(4)The minimum information requirements of a notification required under subsection (d)(1).(j)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)DirectorThe term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.(2)Fraud-risk indicatorThe term fraud-risk indicator means an objective data point or analytic signal that indicates an anomalous payment pattern or increase in the volume of a payment amount, a verified data mismatch, network or behavioral anomaly, or match identified by the Do Not Pay system under section 3354 and any payment, account, or payee validation program or service administered by the Secretary that would result in financial loss to the Government.(3)Routine, historically consistent payment amountThe term routine, historically consistent payment amount means a payment amount that is consistent with previous payment history of the payee, established program use patterns, or other objective benchmarks determined by the certifying agency.(4)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. .(2)Technical and conforming amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 33 of title 31, United States Codes, is amended by inserting after the item for section 3336 the following:3337. Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action..(b)Requirements and authorities of payment disbursing officialsParagraph (3) of section 3325(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(1)by inserting , compliance with an order to pause a payment pursuant to section 3337(b), after except for the correctness of computations on a voucher; and(2)by striking ,, and inserting a comma.(c)Relief of accountable officersSection 3527 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment the following: , or was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337; and(2)in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting after the loss or deficiency was not the result of an illegal or incorrect payment the following: , or was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337.(d)Requirements and authorities of payment certifying officialsSubsection (a) of section 3528 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;(2)in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following(6)complying with an order to take a corrective action to temporarily delay, condition, or segment a disbursement request pursuant to section 3337..(e)Relief of certifying officialsSubsection (b)(1) of section 3528 of title 31, United States Code—(1)in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon;(2)in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and(3)by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:(C)the certification was made as a result of a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 3337..(f)Report on results of payments paused for further review and corrective actionNot later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, a report on the following:(1)The total number of orders to return a certified payment voucher submitted to a disbursing official under section 3325 of title 31, United States Code, and corrective action orders issued to the head of an agency under the authorities provided by section 3337(b) of such title, as added by this section.(2)The percentage of such payments that are issued by the agency, including by successful contestations filed by the recipient or payee with the agency, and recommendations to mitigate such errors in the fraud-risk indicators of the Department of the Treasury in the future.(3)The total savings to the Federal Government in payments determined to be fraudulent or result in financial loss to the Government under the authorities provided by subsections (a) and (b) of section 3337 of title 31, United States Code, as added by this section.(4)Any necessary policy, regulatory, or legislative recommendations related to the authorities and requirements under section of section 3337 of title 31, United States Code, as added by this section, or other relevant law.(g)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.June 3, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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All Actions (22)

DateChamberAll Actions
04/23/2026Library of CongressIntroduced in House
04/23/2026Library of CongressIntroduced in House
04/23/2026House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
04/29/2026House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
04/29/2026House committee actionsOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
06/03/2026Library of CongressReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-684.
06/03/2026House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-684.
06/03/2026House floor actionsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 597.
06/08/2026House floor actionsRules 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.
06/10/2026House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1345. (consideration: CR H4071-4075)
06/10/2026House floor actionsRule 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.
06/10/2026House floor actionsDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8464.
06/10/2026House floor actionsThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
06/10/2026House floor actionsMr. McGarvey moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H4075)
06/10/2026House floor actionsThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
06/10/2026House floor actionsPOSTPONED 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.
06/10/2026House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)
06/10/2026House floor actionsOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 219).
06/10/2026Library of CongressPassed/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)
06/10/2026House floor actionsOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200 (Roll no. 220). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4071-4073)
06/10/2026House floor actionsMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/11/2026SenateReceived in the Senate.

Titles (6)

Title TypeTitle
Display TitleStopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Passed HouseStopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill textTo amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Reported to HouseStopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Short Title(s) as IntroducedStopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Amendments (1)

AmendmentSponsorPurposeLatest Action
HAMDT 22906/10/2026 On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Cosponsors (2)

* = Original cosponsor

Committees (5)

CommitteeActivity
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee06/10/2026 Unknown
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee06/10/2026 Unknown
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee06/03/2026 Reported By
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee04/29/2026 Markup By
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee04/23/2026 Referred To

Related Bills (2)

Subjects (2)

Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics

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