TRUE Accountability Act

What this measure contains

Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act or the TRUE Accountability Act This bill requires agencies to develop and implement plans for preventing fraud and improper payments relating to federal emergency spending (e.g., providing funding relating to disasters or pandemics). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue, and review every three years, guidance to agencies for developing plans with appropriate internal controls. The guidance must incorporate the current Government Accountability Office frameworks for managing fraud risk in federal programs and managing improper payments in federal emergency assistance. Within one year after the bill’s enactment, agencies must submit to OMB plans required by the guidance. Each plan must include procedures to (1) evaluate the risk of financial loss to the federal government caused by improper payments and fraud relating to the agency’s federal emergency spending; (2) develop risk reduction strategies that are, to the extent possible, implemented prior to expenditure; and (3) adopt payment monitoring to identify and reduce improper and fraudulent payments (e.g., anomaly detection). Agencies must revise and resubmit plans, as necessary, at least every three years. OMB must annually submit the plans to Congress along with information relating to helping agencies implement the plans and legislative recommendations for emergency appropriations.

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• Referred in Senate · Official document ↗· Jun 9, 2026
• Engrossed in House · Official document ↗· Jun 8, 2026
• Introduced in House · Official document ↗· Apr 23, 2026

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in House
2. Engrossed in Houseby House suspend rules and pass
3. Referred in Senate

Decision stages

1. Jun 8, 2026 · House

   House suspend rules and pass on Introduced in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

   384 aye · 0 no · 46 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: 40 - 0.

5. Jun 8, 2026

   Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

6. Jun 8, 2026

   Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3928-3930)

7. Jun 8, 2026

   DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8466.

8. Jun 8, 2026

   Considered as unfinished business.

9. Jun 8, 2026

   At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

10. Jun 8, 2026

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3974-3975)

11. Jun 8, 2026

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 0 (Roll no. 208). (text: CR H3929)

12. Jun 8, 2026

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 0 (Roll no. 208). (text: CR H3929)

13. Jun 8, 2026

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

14. Jun 9, 2026

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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