# 119-hr-7412: Put America on Commission Act of 2026

119-hr-7412, Put America on Commission Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7412
- Congress: 119
- Title: Put America on Commission Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal whistleblower awards program for COVID loan fraud** by establishing an Office of Whistleblower Awards at the Small Business Administration and a Treasury fund to pay claims. It would reward and protect people who provide original information that leads to final convictions or settlements in COVID loan cases. - People who provide original information that helps secure convictions or settlements would be eligible for awards equal to 10% for U.S. nationals or entities or 15% for foreign nationals or entities of amounts deposited into the Fund. They would also get anti-retaliation protection and a court-reviewable appeal route for most determinations. - The SBA would host a new Office run by a competitive-service official to receive, evaluate, and award claims, coordinate with the Inspector General, and track whether tips lead to COVID loan actions. - Civil monetary penalties equal to 30% of the aggregate principal loans involved in a COVID loan action can be collected and deposited into the Fund to finance awards and Office operations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New SBA whistleblower office and fund: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would create an Office of Whistleblower Awards inside the Small Business Administration. It would also create a Treasury Whistleblower Award Fund to hold money from COVID-loan convictions, settlements, or plea agreements that were based on original tips. Money in the Fund woul…
- Whistleblower protections, notices, and appeals: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would ban retaliation or discrimination against people who report or help report fraud under these rules. The Office would confirm receipt of your tip, tell you whether your information is "original," and notify you of each Inspector General determination about whether your tip…
- New 30% penalty for COVID loan fraud: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would let the SBA Administrator impose a civil penalty equal to 30% of the aggregate principal of covered COVID loans on people who are finally convicted of, or who enter into settlements or plea agreements for, covered COVID loan actions. The Administrator could compromise or…
- Who can get whistleblower awards: mixed, medium. If enacted, you would be able to get an award if you gave original information that the Inspector General finds was a basis for a covered COVID loan action. Awards would equal 10% of the deposited recovery when the convicted or settling person is a U.S. national or U.S. entity, and 15% when that pe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7412 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7412)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9211)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act o…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1642)
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7412 (as of 2026-10-22).