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COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026

119th CongressIntroduced January 28, 2025Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]· TX-25
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
June 24, 2026

Summary

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

Committees

  • PrimarySmall Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
  • AlsoSmall Business Committee

CRS subjects

Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archives

Action history

  1. January 28, 2025Introduced in House
  2. January 28, 2025Introduced in House
  3. January 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. May 20, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 20, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  6. June 3, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-677.
  7. June 3, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-677.
  8. June 3, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 590.
  9. June 23, 2026Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. June 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4141-4142)
  11. June 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
  12. June 23, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  13. June 23, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4141)
  14. June 23, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. June 24, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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