# 119-hr-8464: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

119-hr-8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments 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 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8464
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Gives federal agencies new authority to pause, delay, condition, and segment payments when objective data show an elevated risk of fraud or improper payment.** The bill would link Treasury's Do Not Pay outputs to a corrective-action process with notice, limited holds, and dispute rights.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 209 | 213 |
| 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 218 | 200 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Short holds on risky federal payments: mixed, medium. If enacted, agencies would be able to pause or split federal payments that show an objective fraud‑risk signal, including Do Not Pay hits. Treasury would have to alert the certifying official within 2 days after a Do Not Pay flag and issue a corrective order. Agencies would have to let normal, low‑…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8464 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8464)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [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)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8464 (as of 2026-09-21).