U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8464: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Status: Passed one chamber, June 11, 2026
To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.
From the engrossed text, June 10, 2026:
To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act . SECTION 2. Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action (a) Treasury payment voucher waiver authority (1) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 3337. Authority to pause payments for further review and corrective action (a) Agency obligation to pause disbursement requests for corrective action The head of an agency shall take a corrective action to temporarily delay, condition, or segment a disbursement request before the certification of a payment voucher under section 3325 if, as determined by an official designated by the head of the agency, the agency-- (1) has sufficient reason to determine that the payment presents an elevated risk of fraud based on a fraud-risk indicator or an improper payment resulting in financial loss to the Government as estimated under the requirements of section 3352 in accordance with the statutorily-defined eligibility requirements or other legally-established condition of the program for a payee to be eligible to receive payment; (2) has sufficient reason to determine, based on a notification by the relevant State or local government official in …
Sponsors
- James Comer (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Jodey Arrington (R, HD-019)
- Ken Calvert (R, HD-CA-41)
Latest actions
- : Received in the Senate.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200 (Roll no. 220). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4071-4073)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200 (Roll no. 220). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4071-4073)
- : On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 219).
- : Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)
- : POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8464, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- : The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- : Mr. McGarvey moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H4075)
- : The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Votes
- On Passage (June 10, 2026): 218 yea, 200 nay, passed
- On Motion to Recommit (June 10, 2026): 209 yea, 213 nay, failed
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government information and archives, Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB8464?
- HB8464 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act.
- What does HB8464 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8464?
- Passed one chamber as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Received in the Senate. (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8464?
- James Comer (R, HD-001), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8464?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8464
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