{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-8312","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 8312","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-04-15","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-06-10","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h218","question":"On Passage","title":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act","result":"Passed","yea":240,"nay":181,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll218.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2026-06-11"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-06-03","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill (1) assigns financial integrity, improper payment prevention, and spending transparency functions to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) within the Department of the Treasury; (2) establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery (OIGFAR) within Treasury; and (3) requires Treasury to enter into data sharing agreements with other federal agencies and allowable private entities to prevent fraud and improper payments."},{"k":"p","t":"Functions assigned to BFS by the bill include"},{"k":"li","t":"administering the Do Not Pay system (which provides federal agencies and federally funded state-administered programs the ability to verify recipient identity and eligibility before making an award or issuing a payment);","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"maintaining a voluntary governmentwide program to provide data sharing and analysis to federal agencies and to state, local, or tribal governments responsible for administering a federally funded program in order to detect fraud and prevent improper payments that result in financial loss; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"supporting OIGFAR by providing access to information technology and data.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The duties of OIGFAR include auditing and investigating the use of certain federal funds, such as"},{"k":"li","t":"funds, loans, and tax credits made available by various coronavirus response laws;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"any federal award of $50,000 or more; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"emergency spending related to disaster relief or economic recovery.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"OIGFAR must ensure the expeditious reporting of suspected violations of federal criminal law to the Department of Justice. OIGFAR is authorized to provide investigative support to prosecutive and enforcement authorities to protect program integrity and prevent, detect, and prosecute fraud."}],"words":249},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Assigns fraud prevention and data analysis functions to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery within the Department of the Treasury, provides for data sharing agreements, and ends the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee with a transfer of its assets to the new Office.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HB2BC939420F24D589780537AD4B966BC"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HE51B8E8C9145436789E84FD3488ED1C5"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#H17BDC37FBD634D9685F65780ACDF0F8E"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#H6A6510073BB04992825B460CA2222C54"}]},"core_areas":["Bureau of the Fiscal Service fraud prevention and Do Not Pay functions","Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery","Treasury data sharing agreements for fraud and improper payment prevention","Termination of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and transfer of its assets"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Rewrites section 306 of title 31 so the Bureau of the Fiscal Service administers the Do Not Pay system and maintains a voluntary governmentwide data analysis program to detect fraud and prevent improper payments.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HB2BC939420F24D589780537AD4B966BC"}},{"text":"Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, headed by an Inspector General appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, effective December 31, 2028.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HE51B8E8C9145436789E84FD3488ED1C5"}},{"text":"Directs the Inspector General to conduct, supervise, or coordinate audits and investigations of covered funds, which include funds under listed pandemic-era and other laws, Federal awards of not less than $50,000, and emergency spending related to disaster relief or economic recovery.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HE51B8E8C9145436789E84FD3488ED1C5"}},{"text":"Authorizes $10,000,000 to be appropriated to the Office beginning in fiscal year 2035 and annually thereafter.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HE51B8E8C9145436789E84FD3488ED1C5"}},{"text":"Adds authority in section 321(a) of title 31 to enter into memoranda of understanding with other federal agencies, and agreements with private entities where allowable under existing law, to secure data for the Fiscal Service to prevent fraud and improper payments.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#H17BDC37FBD634D9685F65780ACDF0F8E"}},{"text":"Changes the termination date of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee in the CARES Act from September 30, 2034 to December 31, 2028 and transfers its assets and obligations to the new Office on that date.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#H6A6510073BB04992825B460CA2222C54"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"named_funding","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh#HE51B8E8C9145436789E84FD3488ED1C5"},"heading":"Establishment of Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery","effect":"Authorizes $10,000,000 per year starting in fiscal year 2035 for the Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and lets unexpended balances transferred from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee be used regardless of the original purpose.","amount":"$10,000,000","quote":"Beginning in fiscal year 2035, and annually thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to the Office to carry out the duties and functions of this section."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-06-10","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8312/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-8312.png","v":"608b2733174b","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 8312, 119th Congress: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act. House: 240 Yea, 181 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 10 Jun 2026."}}