[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7312 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7312
To establish a national task force to investigate and combat fraud
involving Federal dollars.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2026
Mrs. Kim (for herself and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To establish a national task force to investigate and combat fraud
involving Federal dollars.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No More SCAMS Act'' or the ``No More
Shielding Corruption and Misuse in Spending Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FRAUD INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the President shall establish the Federal Fraud Interagency Task
Force (hereinafter referred to as the ``Task Force'') to investigate
and combat fraud involving Federal dollars, enhance interagency anti-
fraud coordination, and recover misused funds.
(b) Appointment.--
(1) Director.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
appoint a Director of the Task Force to a 4 year term.
(B) Qualifications.--The Director appointed under
subparagraph (A) shall have 10 years of experience in
fraud investigation or Federal law enforcement.
(2) Members.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall
appoint members of the Task Force from each covered
agency.
(B) Qualifications.--A member appointed under
subparagraph (A) shall be a subject matter expert with
familiarity and technical expertise regarding Federal
financial management, grants and procurement
administration, auditing and compliance, forensic
accounting, payment integrity, or fraud risk
management, or in-depth knowledge of the schemes,
methods, and typologies commonly used to defraud
Federal programs and interagency funding streams.
(3) Vacancy.--A vacancy occurring in the membership of the
Task Force shall be filled in the same manner in which the
original appointment was made.
(c) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
(1) investigate fraud allegations involving Federal
dollars;
(2) coordinate with State and local law enforcement for
fraud investigations;
(3) develop best practices for Federal agencies to prevent
and identify fraud, including training programs;
(4) facilitate interagency cooperation through data and
resource sharing to expedite and streamline fraud
investigation; and
(5) utilize and integrate existing Federal initiatives and
resources for detecting and combatting Federal fraud.
(d) Reporting and Oversight.--
(1) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Director of the Task Force, in consultation with the covered
agencies, shall submit a report to the President, the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, including--
(A) the number of investigations initiated, cases
referred for prosecution, and funds recovered;
(B) contributions and activities relating to fraud
carried out by covered agencies;
(C) an analysis of fraud trends by sector and by
covered agency; and
(D) recommendations for improving fraud prevention
and detection specific to covered agencies.
(2) GAO audit.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Comptroller General shall conduct and audit of the operations
and spending of the Task Force.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Fraud.--The term ``fraud'' means the intentional
perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another
person in reliance upon it to part with something of value or
to surrender a legal right.
(2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' includes
the following:
(A) The Department of State.
(B) The Department of the Treasury.
(C) The Department of Defense.
(D) The Department of Justice.
(E) The Department of the Interior.
(F) The Department of Labor.
(G) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(H) The Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
(I) The Department of Transportation.
(J) The Department of Energy.
(K) The Department of Education.
(L) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
(M) The Department of Homeland Security.
(N) Any other Federal agency, designated by the
President.
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