The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 8464 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by James Comer (R)

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Lets federal agencies pause payments suspected of fraud for up to 30 days while they verify eligibility.

Tradeoff

Requires agencies to pause potentially fraudulent payments before sending them out, checking facts first. Protects federal employees from personal liability for good-faith fraud-prevention actions.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $25 million over 2026-2031 in federal spending to implement fraud detection and payment pause procedures.

The $25 million is the federal cost to operate the fraud-detection system and handle payment delays and appeals; the policy's real impact is on federal payment recipients who may face up to 30-day delays while agencies verify their eligibility.

H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act · Jun 2026

The House passed this 218-200 on June 10, 2026, after a failed 209-213. The bill is now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Apr 23, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Apr 23, 2026)

  3. House

    The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 23 - 17(Apr 29, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-684.

  4. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #219 · Jun 10, 2026)

    209 yeanay 213

  5. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #220 · Jun 10, 2026)

    218 yeanay 200

  6. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Jun 11, 2026)

Passage votes so far· Jun 10, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027