Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

What this measure contains

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 · Official document ↗· Jun 10, 2026
• Reported in House · Official document ↗· Jun 3, 2026
• Introduced in House · Official document ↗· Apr 23, 2026

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in House
2. Reported in House
3. Engrossed in Houseby House passage

Companion measure: S. 4747. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

1. Jun 10, 2026 · House

   House motion to recommit on Reported in House: Failed

   209 aye · 213 no · 9 not voting · Source roll call

2. Jun 10, 2026 · House

   House passage on Reported in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

   218 aye · 200 no · 13 not voting · Source roll call

House members along the path

Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

1. Apr 23, 2026

   Introduced in House

2. Apr 23, 2026

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

3. Apr 29, 2026

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

4. Apr 29, 2026

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.

5. Jun 3, 2026

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-684.

6. Jun 3, 2026

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 597.

7. Jun 8, 2026

   Rules 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.

8. Jun 10, 2026

   Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1345. (consideration: CR H4071-4075)

9. Jun 10, 2026

   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.

10. Jun 10, 2026

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8464.

11. Jun 10, 2026

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

12. Jun 10, 2026

    Mr. McGarvey moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H4075)

13. Jun 10, 2026

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

14. Jun 10, 2026

    POSTPONED 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.

15. Jun 10, 2026

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)

16. Jun 10, 2026

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 219).

17. Jun 10, 2026

    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)

18. Jun 10, 2026

    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)

19. Jun 10, 2026

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

20. Jun 11, 2026

    Received in the Senate.

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