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

B Protecting taxpayers

I Strengthening TANF Program Integrity

Sec. 2101. Strengthening program integrity by measuring improper payments

(a) Applicability of improper payments laws. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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(l) Applicability of improper payments laws

(1) In general. The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 shall apply to a State in respect of the State program funded under this part and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(6)(B)(i)) in the same manner in which such Acts apply to a Federal agency.

(2) Regulations. Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing how a State reviews and reports improper payments under the State program funded under this part and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(6)(B)(i)).

(b) Report to Congress. Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a written report that contains a plan to reduce or eliminate improper payments made by States under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act within 10 years.

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