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COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026

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Introduced 2025-01-28Topic: governance ethics · economy jobs

Summary

Summary by the 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.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-06-24SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.refer
2026-06-23HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-06-23HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4141)
2026-06-23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.floor pass
2026-06-23HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
2026-06-23HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4141-4142)
2026-06-23HouseMr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-06-03HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 590.
2026-06-03HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-677.report
2026-06-03Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-677.report
2026-05-20HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.refer
2026-05-20HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-01-28HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.refer
2025-01-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-28Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.