S. 4952

Protecting American Taxpayers Act

Sponsor: Joni Ernst

29 cosponsors
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A Recovering stolen funds

I Improper Payments

II Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters

III Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions

IV Returning Unspent COVID Funds

V Bonuses for cost-cutters

VI Improper payments transparency

Sec. 1602. Including improper payment information in President's budget submission

Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

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(39) information with respect to improper payment (as such term is defined in section 3351) amounts and rates for programs and activities at each executive agency required to submit improper payment reports under subchapter IV of chapter 33, including—

(A) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation with respect to why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and trends of—

(i) each program and activity with improper payment amounts and rates that have increased or decreased on average over the previous 3 years; and

(ii) each program and activity whose improper payment amounts and rates did not change over such years; and

(B) any corrective actions, including any such action in any corrective action plan under section 3352(d), with respect to such programs and activities that are incomplete, and steps the executive agency will take to address issues relating to improper payment amounts and rates.

B Protecting taxpayers

I Strengthening TANF Program Integrity

II Restriction on United States assistance for foreign agents

III Opposing international support for the Taliban

C Catching fraudsters

I Preventing deep fake scams

II SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act

III Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds

IV Fraud Alert Systems

V Stopping Transfers of Public Funds Abroad

VI Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2026

VII Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026

D Severability