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

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

Sec. 3502. Prohibiting individuals receiving public assistance from conducting remittance transfers

(a) In general

(1) Enforcement. The head of any Federal agency responsible for the administration of any public assistance program shall require any individual applying or reapplying for any payment or other benefit under such program to provide a written declaration, under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, that such individual will not transfer any funds through a remittance transfer during any period in which such individual receives any payment or other benefit under such program.

(2) Penalty. Any individual who has provided a written declaration described in paragraph (1) and subsequently transferred funds through a remittance transfer during any period in which such individual received any payment or other benefit under the public assistance program to which such declaration applies shall be subject to a fine of $100,000.

(b) Definitions. In this section:

(1) Public assistance program. The term public assistance program means any program described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of section 416.1142(a) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect of the date of enactment of this Act).

(2) Remittance transfer. The term remittance transfer has the same meaning given such term under section 920(g) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o-1(g)).

(c) Effective date. This section shall apply to any payment or other benefit under a public assistance program which is provided after the date which is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

VI Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2026

VII Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026

D Severability