H.R. 8464 · 119th Congress

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Introduced on Apr 23, 2026 by James Comer (R-KY-1). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jun 11, 2026): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 23, 2026
Cosponsors
2
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jun 3, 2026). Public domain.

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

This bill establishes requirements to prevent fraudulent or improper payments from federal programs.

Specifically, the bill directs executive agencies to take corrective actions to temporarily pause, condition, or segment payment voucher requests before certifying them if the agencies have sufficient reason to determine that the payments present elevated risks of fraud or improper payments resulting in financial loss to the government. The corrective actions must be (1) based on objective, documented fraud-risk indicators; (2) narrowly applied to the portion of the payments presenting the elevated risk; and (3) limited in duration to the minimum period necessary to verify the eligibility or accuracy of the payments.

The Department of the Treasury must return certified payment vouchers to agencies for corrective action if they present an elevated risk of fraud based on an output of Treasury’s Do Not Pay system.

The bill also prohibits officers or employees of the federal government from being personally liable for actions taken in good faith under this bill.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James ComerR-KY-1Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Jun 10, 2026· House· Procedural· Failed 209–213
  2. On Passage
    Jun 10, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 218–200

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 23, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Apr 23, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Apr 23, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  4. Apr 29, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 29, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
  6. Jun 3, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-684.
  7. Jun 3, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-684.
  8. Jun 3, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 597.
  9. Jun 8, 2026 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1345 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335 and S. 2. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 8312 and H.R. 8464 and a motion to commit S. 2.
  10. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1345. (consideration: CR H4071-4075)
  11. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335 and S. 2. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 8312 and H.R. 8464 and a motion to commit S. 2.
  12. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8464.
  13. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseMr. McGarvey moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H4075)
  15. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  16. Jun 10, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  17. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)
  18. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 219).House · Roll call 219
  19. Jun 10, 2026Passed/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)House · Roll call 220
  20. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 200 (Roll no. 220). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4071-4073)House · Roll call 220
  21. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Jun 11, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  2. AARP1 report
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  3. AFL-CIO1 report
    $760K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $630K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION1 report
    $280K reported (all issues)
  6. American Network of Community Options and Resources1 report
    $33.6K reported (all issues)
  7. CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  8. Grant Professionals Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND1 report
    $75K reported (all issues)
  10. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  11. National Council of Nonprofits1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  12. National Council of Nonprofits (formerly known as the National Council of Nonpro1 report
    $95.5K reported (all issues)
  13. National League for Nursing1 report
    $29.1K reported (all issues)
  14. National Taxpayers Union1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  15. RSM US LLP (formerly known as McGladrey LLP)1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  16. SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.1 report
    $480K reported (all issues)
  17. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.