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H.R. 826 119th Congress House

COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID–19 loans.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Roger Williams Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commerce Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:06 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:06 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4141)
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:06 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:01 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:01 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4141-4142)
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:01 PM EDT
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 3, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 590.
Jun 3, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-677.
May 20, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
May 20, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now June 24, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026

This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Inspector General to report quarterly to Congress about fraud cases involving certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans).

The report must include the

  • number and total dollar amount of such loans,
  • number of new cases of fraud and suspected fraud,
  • number of fraud cases resolved, and
  • types of such cases of fraud.

The reporting requirements terminate two years after this bill is enacted.

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Various Measures
    Markup May 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Small Business Committee
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4666 Cross-Congress related bill To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to…
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Bean, Aaron
Florida · Jan 28, 2025
 D
Latimer, George
New York · Jan 28, 2025
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 28, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 826: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-826/
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"H.R. 826: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-826/.
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