H.R. 826

COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026

Sponsor: Roger Williams · 3 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans).

The report must include the

  • number and total dollar amount of such loans,
  • number of new cases of fraud and suspected fraud,
  • number of fraud cases resolved, and
  • types of such cases of fraud.

The reporting requirements terminate two years after this bill is enacted.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · Jun 3

Where this section came from

  1. Jan 28, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Small Business, Jan 28
  2. Jun 3, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Small Business, May 20 Reported by House Committee on Small Business, Jun 3 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
What changed in the text

This Act may be cited as the COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2025 2026 .

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This Act may be cited as the COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026.