HR 826
119th Congress
House
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026
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11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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.
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.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:01 PM EDT
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 826 — "To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans."
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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Plain-English summary
COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2025
This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Inspector General to report quarterly about fraud cases involving certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans).
What's happening now
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Hearings & markups
1
Bill text
4 versions
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
3
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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/
"H.R. 826: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-826/.
H.R. 826, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-826/.
[H.R. 826: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-826/)