U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9588: FRAUD Act
Status: In committee, July 2, 2026
To require certain State officials to report fraud involving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require certain State officials to report fraud involving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 2, 2026:
A BILL To require certain State officials to report fraud involving Federal funds, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Responsibility and Accountability for Unchecked Dereliction Act or the FRAUD Act . SECTION 2. Duty to report fraud involving Federal funds (a) Reporting requirement Not later than 180 days after receiving a fraud warning involving covered Federal funds, a covered official shall report such warning to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (b) Condition of receipt of Federal funds In order to be eligible to receive Federal funds for a fiscal year, the chief executive of a State shall certify to the head of the Federal agency providing such funds that during the previous fiscal year the covered officials of the State have substantially complied with the requirement under subsection (a). (c) Offense Whoever, being a covered official, knowingly-- (1) violates the requirement under subsection (a); or (2) obstructs, interferes with, or impedes a Federal, State, or Inspector General investigation involving fraud involving covered Federal funds, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. (d) Debarment The head of an agency that oversees the distribution of Federal funds, with respect to which a covered official has been convicted of …
Sponsors
- Pete Stauber (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Tom Emmer (R, HD-006)
- Brad Finstad (R, HD-001)
- Michelle Fischbach (R, HD-007)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R, HD-AZ-8)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB9588?
- HB9588 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): FRAUD Act.
- What does HB9588 do?
- In its own words: To require certain State officials to report fraud involving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9588?
- In committee as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9588?
- Pete Stauber (R, HD-008), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9588?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9588
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