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119-hr-8463119th CongressWALLET

Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act

Sponsored By: Representative Comer, James [R-KY-1]

Passed House

Summary

Pre-payment fraud prevention is the bill's core goal. It would require strict identity and bank-account checks before agencies certify payment vouchers and create a Treasury-run Do Not Pay system to share anti-fraud data across the government.

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  • Federal agencies would have to meet detailed pre-certification checks before certifying vouchers. Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget must issue rules within 180 days and may return or withhold vouchers that fail verification.
  • States, the District of Columbia, territories, and pass-through entities getting a covered Federal award for the first time of at least $50,000 would file a one-time report within 180 days. Agencies can stop disbursements to noncompliant recipients and must retain reports for five years.
  • Treasury would operate a governmentwide Do Not Pay system and centralize computer-matching agreements with privacy safeguards and penalties for unlawful disclosure. Matching agreements must end in less than five years and OMB and Treasury must publish matching templates within 180 days.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Nationwide Do Not Pay and privacy

Treasury would run a nationwide Do Not Pay system to check payments before awards and disbursements, starting 180 days after enactment. States, local governments, contractors, and auditors that run federal programs would be allowed to use it under privacy rules. The bill would set strict privacy limits: quick yes/no checks, no retention over 30 days, no adverse action based only on a match, and fines up to $250,000 or up to 5 years in prison for unlawful disclosure. Treasury would publish a public registry of data sources and matching agreements, give 15–30 days of public notice before adding sensitive data, and limit agreements to less than 5 years. Treasury would send quarterly reports to Congress and provide yearly evaluations, and agencies would use fraud‑risk indicators in program risk checks.

One-time report for new federal awardees

If you receive a federal award of $50,000 or more for the first time in that program, you would need to file a one‑time report within 180 days. The report format and content would be set within 1 year and updated at least every 5 years. Agencies would update award terms and would be able to stop disbursements and withhold payment vouchers until the report is filed. Reports would be kept for at least 5 years and shared with oversight offices. States, territories, and pass‑through entities would be included.

Tighter checks before federal payments

This bill would require agencies to finish checks before certifying a federal payment. Checks would confirm funds were available when obligated, the payee name and amount are correct, a valid SSN/TIN/EIN/ITIN, the right Treasury account code, the payee is not deceased, and the bank account is open, valid, and belongs to the payee. Treasury and OMB would issue rules within 180 days after enactment. Disbursing officials would be able to return non‑compliant vouchers, and agencies would be able to withhold vouchers. Agencies would be able to request time‑limited exemptions with a remediation plan. This would aim to reduce improper payments. Some payments would wait until verification is done.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Comer, James [R-KY-1]

KY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

  • Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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