{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-8428","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 8428","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a mandatory antifraud and improper payment training program for Federal program administrators, to provide for the availability of such training to State and local entities administering Federally funded programs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a mandatory antifraud and improper payment training program for Federal program administrators, to provide for the availability of such training to State and local entities administering Federally funded programs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an antifraud and improper payment training program for Federal program administrators, to provide for the availability of such training to State and local entities administering Federally funded programs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish an antifraud and improper payment training program for Federal program administrators, to provide for the availability of such training to State and local entities administering Federally funded programs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-04-22","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-06-08","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h209","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act","result":"Passed","yea":393,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":37,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll209.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 and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2026-06-09"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-04-22","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Treasury to establish and maintain a mandatory antifraud and improper payment prevention training program for federal employees whose roles involve federal financial assistance or oversight of federal programs. The program must also be made available to state, local, and tribal governments to train relevant personnel."},{"k":"p","t":"Under the bill, federal agencies must ensure that all federal employees in roles involving oversight of federal programs or federal financial assistance complete the training every two years. (Such positions include program administrator or officer, financial administrator or manager, disbursement certifying official, auditing official, and grants manager.) The Office of Personnel Management shall certify and maintain records of completion."},{"k":"p","t":"Treasury must also provide the program and related technical assistance to state, local, and tribal governments for training employees who are responsible for the administration of federally funded programs. Federal agencies may make completion of the program a condition of a federal grant or award."},{"k":"p","t":"The program curriculum must include comprehensive instruction on specified topics, including (1) identifying fraud and improper payment risks in federal programs; (2) using government-wide antifraud data sharing and other payee validation programs; and (3) reporting mechanisms for suspected fraud, waste, and abuse."},{"k":"p","t":"No later than two years after the date of the bill's enactment, Treasury and OMB must provide Congress with a report on program implementation."},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, Treasury may prescribe any regulations necessary to implement and administer the training program."}],"words":250},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 5 of the United States Code to authorize a Government-wide antifraud and improper payment prevention training program and to require certain Federal employees to complete it.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}]},"core_areas":["Antifraud and improper payment prevention training for Federal employees","Training availability for State, local, and Tribal governments administering Federally funded programs","Reports to Congress on the training program"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, to establish and maintain a Federal Government-wide antifraud and improper payment prevention training program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}},{"text":"Requires the program to include instruction on assessing fraud and improper payment risks, using Treasury systems such as the Do Not Pay system, reporting suspected fraud, waste, and abuse, and establishing internal controls.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}},{"text":"Requires each agency head to ensure that program administrators, program officers, financial administrators or managers, disbursement certifying officials, auditing officials, grants managers, and similar oversight employees complete the program within 180 days of appointment and at least once every 2 years.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}},{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to provide a system for certifying completion of the program and maintaining records of those certifications.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to make the program available at no cost to employees and contractors of State, local, and Tribal governments who administer Federally funded programs, and to provide technical assistance to those governments.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}},{"text":"Requires a report on program implementation, including participation rates and an assessment of effectiveness, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 2 years after enactment and annually thereafter.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text/eh#H9FB69763BF8040ABBD72030DF5B2BCA7"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-06-08","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/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/8428","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8428/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-8428.png","v":"4469a697b0ea","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 8428, 119th Congress: Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act. House: 393 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 8 Jun 2026."}}