3.0.0 8467 2026-06-05T18:56:31Z 2026-06-05T18:56:31Z House H HR 2026-04-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8467 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALMER:H.R. 8467.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3092]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Markup By 2026-04-29T13:07:47Z Referred To 2026-04-23T13:02:05Z 2026-04-29 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. Committee 2026-04-29 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2026-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000609 Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] Gary Palmer R AL J. 6 N Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing 2026-05-05T20:22:11Z Congressional oversight 2026-05-05T20:22:16Z Fraud offenses and financial crimes 2026-05-05T20:21:57Z Government information and archives 2026-05-05T20:22:05Z Government Operations and Politics 2026-04-27T23:03:08Z 00 2026-04-23 Introduced in House 2026-06-05T18:52:27Z Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act or the ZOMBIE Act

This bill focuses requirements governing the assessment, tracking, and reporting of improper payments made by federal agencies on improper payments that result in financial loss to the government.

The bill defines financial loss to the government as any payment (or part of a payment) in excess of the correct amount that results in a financial loss to the government, but excludes any payment (or part of a payment) that is made to the correct recipient for the correct amount but fails to meet administrative procedures (other than those required to verify the validity of the payment).

The bill requires agencies to assess programs and activities every three years for the risk of improper payments resulting in financial loss to the government. The bill also generally modifies other reporting requirements to focus on such improper payments, including by expanding reporting requirements to include information about actions taken by agencies to prevent such payments (e.g., use of the Do Not Pay system) and to implement certain best practices.

The bill also

  • requires an estimate of such improper payments in agencies’ annual budget justification,
  • requires the Department of the Treasury to develop risk assessment guidance, and
  • allows up to 75% of funds that are recovered through audits to be directed back to the original program or activity (currently, up to 25% of such funds may be directed back to the original program or activity).
]]> ZOMBIE Act Display Title 45 ZOMBIE Act 2026-04-24T08:23:25Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 ZOMBIE Act 2026-04-24T08:23:24Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act 2026-04-24T08:23:24Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To reform the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 to ensure executive agencies focus on fraud prevention, and for other purposes. 2026-04-24T08:18:38Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8467ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8467ih.xml 2026-04-29 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.