# 119-hr-428: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026

119-hr-428, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-428
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Rewards federal employees for spotting waste and preventing improper payments.** The bill would increase award caps, expand who can be rewarded, and create uniform definitions, guidance, and public reporting to standardize cash awards across civilian agencies. - Federal employees: Would expand eligibility for awards and raise the base award from $10,000 to $20,000. Inspector General staff and employees ineligible under section 4509 would not qualify. - Agencies and financial managers: Would require agency Chief Financial Officers to determine whether a disclosure shows waste and to name a designee if no CFO exists. The Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, and the Treasury would have six months to issue guidance. - Congress and taxpayers: Would require agencies to publish descriptions and the number and amounts of cash awards for meritorious disclosures. The Government Accountability Office would provide biennial reports to oversight committees.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger oversight and reporting for agency awards: benefit, medium. Within six months of enactment, OMB, with OPM and Treasury, would issue guidance on how to report waste and set awards. One year after enactment, OPM, with OMB and Treasury, would certify yearly to Congress whether each agency follows the rules. Agencies would publish descriptions of disclosures th…
- Bigger awards for federal cost-cutters: mixed, high. If enacted, federal civilian employees could get up to $20,000 for flagging waste or stopping an improper payment. To qualify, you would report through a process set by your agency head to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CFO would have to find that the expense was not needed or that the paym…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-428 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/428)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-428 (as of 2026-09-21).