H.R. 7312

[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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