# 119-hr-8463: Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act

119-hr-8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8463
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nationwide Do Not Pay and privacy: benefit, high. 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 li…
- One-time report for new federal awardees: cost, medium. 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 di…
- Tighter checks before federal payments: mixed, medium. 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,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8463 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8463)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9495)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8463 (as of 2026-09-26).