S. 4747 119th Congress Senate

Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2026 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Jun 10, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jun 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Allow the government to pause and segment federal payments.

This bill would amend federal law to authorize the government to pause and segment payments. The bill was introduced by Senator Joni Ernst and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. No further action has been taken.

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AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
for AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · Aug 4, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4747: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4747/

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"S. 4747: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4747/.

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S. 4747, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4747/.

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