Federal agencies would have to perform more checks to prevent fraud before sending out government payments.
This bill would require all federal agencies to carry out new, specific checks before approving any payments or awards to prevent fraud. It would also strengthen the government's "Do Not Pay" system, making it mandatory for agencies to screen recipients against it. Additionally, first-time recipients of federal awards of $50,000 or more would need to report how they used the money.
Currently, federal agencies have various procedures to prevent fraud, but this bill would make specific pre-payment checks mandatory across the government and strengthen the "Do Not Pay" system. Today, there isn't a universal requirement for first-time recipients of federal awards to submit a one-time report on how they used the funds. After this bill, such recipients of awards of $50,000 or more would be required to submit this report, and agencies would stop payments if the report isn't provided.
HR 8463 · 119th Congress · April 23, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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