Anti-fraud overhaul clears House despite Democratic concerns over privacy and IG independence
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., on Capitol Hill Wed., June 10. He said that a recently passed anti-fraud bill is "the culmination of years of work." Tom Brenner / Getty Images
June 12, 2026 04:24 PM ET
Many Democrats opposed the measure due to fears the Trump administration would exert more political influence on inspectors general as well as concerns about privacy risk.
As the Trump administration prioritizes combating fraud in federal programs, the House this week passed almost a dozen bills, several of which are bipartisan, intended to strengthen agencies’ ability to detect and stop fraudulent payments.
The Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312) would establish an inspector general office within the Treasury Department dedicated solely to countering grift in programs that provide funding to non-federal entities.
This new IG for Fraud, Accountability and Recovery would subsume the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a panel...
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