# 119-hr-5548: Fraud Accountability and Recovery Act

119-hr-5548, Fraud Accountability and Recovery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN); status introduced (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5548
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fraud Accountability and Recovery Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**deny U.S. foreign assistance to countries that shelter fraudsters or fail to repatriate stolen U.S. funds.** This bill would add a new rule to the Foreign Assistance Act that blocks aid to any government that does not extradite people convicted of defrauding the United States or that fails to identify, freeze, seize, and return federal funds stolen abroad. - Foreign governments would risk losing U.S. aid if they refuse extradition or do not take legal steps to return stolen federal funds. The President can waive the ban for national security reasons after notifying the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect. - U.S. prosecutors and investigators would gain a diplomatic tool to press countries to cooperate in extradition and asset recovery. The Secretary of State would have to report to Congress within 180 days and then annually on countries that failed to act and the amounts recovered, seized, or ordered returned. - Taxpayers and program integrity would benefit from stronger incentives to recover stolen federal funds. The bill cites Government Accountability Office estimates that fraud cost the federal government about $233 billion to $521 billion per year from 2018 to 2022 and highlights the Feeding Our Future case where about $250 million was stolen.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit aid to countries that block fraud recovery: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would stop U.S. foreign aid to any country the President finds is not helping recover stolen U.S. funds. It would apply if a country failed to extradite someone convicted of fraud against the United States, or failed to find, freeze, seize, and return stolen U.S. money. The Pr…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5548 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5548)

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- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5548 (as of 2026-07-15).