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H.R. 8312 (119th): Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act This bill (1) assigns financial integrity, improper payment prevention, and spending transparency functions to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) within the Department of the Treasury; (2) establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery (OIGFAR) within Treasury; and (3) requires Treasury to enter into data sharing agreements with other federal agencies and allowable private entities to prevent fraud and improper payments. Functions assigned to BFS by the bill include administering the Do Not Pay system (which provides federal agencies and federally funded state-administered programs the ability to verify recipient identity and eligibility before making an award or issuing a payment); maintaining a voluntary governmentwide program to provide data sharing and analysis to federal agencies and to state, local, or tribal governments responsible for administering a federally funded program in order to detect fraud and prevent improper payments that result in financial loss; and supporting OIGFAR by providing access to information technology and data. The duties of OIGFAR include auditing and investigating the use of certain federal funds, such as funds, loans, and tax credits made available by various coronavirus response laws; any federal award of $50,000 or more; and emergency spending related to disaster relief or economic recovery. OIGFAR must ensure the expeditious reporting of suspected violations of federal criminal law to the Department of Justice. OIGFAR is authorized to provide investigative support to prosecutive and enforcement authorities to protect program integrity and prevent, detect, and prosecute fraud.

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The bill, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act, gives the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within Treasury functions for financial integrity, improper payment prevention, and spending transparency, including administering the Do Not Pay verification system and a voluntary governmentwide data sharing and analysis program for federal and state, local, or tribal agencies. It establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery (OIGFAR) within Treasury to audit and investigate certain federal funds, including coronavirus response funds, awards of $50,000 or more, and emergency disaster or economic recovery spending. OIGFAR must report suspected federal criminal violations to the Department of Justice and may support prosecutors. Treasury must enter data sharing agreements with federal agencies and allowable private entities to prevent fraud and improper payments.

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Theological note: The measure bears on the biblical call to faithful stewardship and honest weights, which includes care for public funds entrusted to officials and protection of the public from theft through fraud. Its emphasis on accountability for misused money and on prosecuting fraud touches general equity. Its expansion of cross-agency and private-sector data sharing raises prudential questions about proportion and the privacy of ordinary recipients, which Christians should weigh carefully without treating those questions as settled moral verdicts.

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Roll 218 · 10-Jun-2026 4:16 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 240 · Nay 181 · Other 10

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