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H.R. 8428 · Where this bill is now

In the Senate

Passed the House Jun 8, 2026. Received Jun 9, 2026; no Senate vote yet

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Federal workers train to spot fraud and misuse

This bill creates a required training program about fraud and improper payments that federal employees involved in managing money or overseeing programs must complete every two years. The Office of Management and Budget and the Treasury Department would set up and run the program, which covers spotting fraud risks, using government data-sharing tools to verify who receives funds, and reporting suspected problems. The program would also be offered to state, local, and tribal governments to train their employees who handle federally funded programs.

How it affects you

Federal employees in roles like grants manager, financial administrator, or program auditor would need to complete this training regularly. State, local, and tribal government employees managing federal programs could access it too. For most people, this doesn't directly change daily life, but it aims to help government catch and prevent fraud and improper payments more effectively.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 22, 2026)

Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Treasury to establish and maintain a mandatory antifraud and improper payment prevention training program for federal employees whose roles involve federal financial assistance or oversight of federal programs. The program must also be made available to state, local, and tribal governments to train relevant personnel.

Under the bill, federal agencies must ensure that all federal employees in roles involving oversight of federal programs or federal financial assistance complete the training every two years. (Such positions include program administrator or officer, financial administrator or manager, disbursement certifying official, auditing official, and grants manager.) The Office of Personnel Management shall certify and maintain records of completion.

Treasury must also provide the program and related technical assistance to state, local, and tribal governments for training employees who are responsible for the administration of federally funded programs. Federal agencies may make completion of the program a condition of a federal grant or award.

The program curriculum must include comprehensive instruction on specified topics, including (1) identifying fraud and improper payment risks in federal programs; (2) using government-wide antifraud data sharing and other payee validation programs; and (3) reporting mechanisms for suspected fraud, waste, and abuse.

No later than two years after the date of the bill's enactment, Treasury and OMB must provide Congress with a report on program implementation.

Finally, Treasury may prescribe any regulations necessary to implement and administer the training program.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
2nd Session
H. R. 8428

AN ACT

Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

Passed HouseJun 8, 2026 · 393–0In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6) · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 9, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”

How Congress voted

Official roll calls

House · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Jun 8, 2026

Motion to Passed 393–0

YesNoDidn’t vote
PartyYesNoDidn’t vote
Democrats193019
Independents100
Republicans199018

Source: Clerk of the House · roll call 209

393–0Passed
DemocratsRepublicans

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