Creates a new watchdog office to fight fraud in federal child assistance programs.
This bill would establish a new, independent office to specifically audit and investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in federal child assistance programs. It would set up a Special Inspector General to oversee how money is spent, helping ensure these programs work as intended for families and children. This office would report its findings to Congress and the public.
Today, oversight of federal child assistance programs is handled by existing agency Inspectors General. There is no single, dedicated, independent office focused solely on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse across all these programs. This bill would establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Program Fraud, a new independent watchdog office. It would specifically audit and investigate child assistance programs, publish quarterly reports online, and refer potential illegal actions to the Department of Justice, with $10 million authorized to be appropriated for its operations in each of the government's budget years 2026 and 2027.
S 3643 · 119th Congress · January 14, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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