# 119-s-4747: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

119-s-4747, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4747
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-06

## Summary

**Would let agency heads pause, condition, or segment federal payments to stop fraud and improper payments.** It ties those holds to objective fraud-risk indicators and the Treasury Do Not Pay outputs, requires prompt notice to payees and affected state or local officials, and sets short, limited review windows for resolving disputes. - People and vendors who receive federal payments would get written notice within 2 days if a disbursement is paused and a chance to supply information or contest the hold. Agencies must issue payment within 30 days if the review clears the payment. - Agency leaders would gain authority to temporarily delay or split payments when an objective fraud-risk indicator shows elevated risk. Holds must target only the anomalous portion and last the minimum time needed to verify eligibility. - State and local administrators that distribute federal funds can trigger or be notified of reviews, and federal law enforcement or Inspectors General can get case-by-case exemptions to avoid harming active investigations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Liability protection for officials: benefit, low. If enacted, accountable officers and certifying officials would get expanded relief from personal liability when they act in good faith to follow the new pause rules. This relief would cover losses or certification issues that result from trying to comply with the corrective-action authority.
- Pausing risky federal payments: mixed, medium. If enacted, agency heads would be able to temporarily pause, condition, or split federal payments when objective fraud-risk indicators show elevated risk. Treasury would have to notify certifying officials and issue corrective-action orders within 2 days when Do Not Pay outputs show elevated risk.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-226: No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4747 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4747)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-226: No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-226)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4747 (as of 2026-08-06).