S.4378

Calendar No. 401

S. 4378

April 22, 2026

Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Banks, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Husted, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

April 27, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To combat fraud in Federal programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; 2. Table of contents; DIVISION A—RECOVERING STOLEN FUNDS; TITLE I—IMPROPER PAYMENTS; 1101. Short title; 1102. Preventing fraud in child care services; 1103. Identifying fraud in health care services; 1104. Recovering improper payments; TITLE II—ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES NOT FRAUDSTERS; 1201. Short title; 1202. Assistance prohibited after fraud conviction; TITLE III—WELFARE ABUSE AND LAUNDERING ZILLIONS; 1301. Short title; 1302. Requiring investigations of certain payment increases under State programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services; TITLE IV—RETURNING UNSPENT COVID FUNDS; 1401. Short title; 1402. Rescission of unused COVID funding; TITLE V—BONUSES FOR COST-CUTTERS; 1501. Short title; 1502. Cost savings enhancements; TITLE VI—IMPROPER PAYMENTS TRANSPARENCY; 2601. Short title; 2602. Including improper payment information in President’s budget submission; DIVISION B—PROTECTING TAXPAYERS; TITLE I—STRENGTHENING TANF PROGRAM INTEGRITY; 2101. Strengthening program integrity by measuring improper payments; 2102. Prohibition on State diversion of Federal funds to replace State spending; 2103. Aligning and improving data reporting; 2104. Technical corrections to data exchange standards to improve program coordination; TITLE II—RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN AGENTS; 2201. Short title; 2202. Definitions; 2203. Restriction on United States financial assistance; 2204. Rule of construction; TITLE III—OPPOSING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE TALIBAN; 2301. Short title; 2302. Strategy to oppose foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban; 2303. Report on direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan; 2304. Report on status of Afghan Fund; 2305. Sense of Congress opposing activities that support the Taliban or normalize diplomatic relations with the Taliban; 2306. Defined term; TITLE IV—STOP SECRET SPENDING ACT OF 2026; 2401. Short title; 2402. Other transaction agreement reporting; 2403. Other amendments; 2404. GAO report; DIVISION C—CATCHING FRAUDSTERS; TITLE I—PREVENTING DEEP FAKE SCAMS; 3101. Short title; 3102. Findings; 3103. Report; TITLE II—SBA FRAUD ENFORCEMENT EXTENSION ACT; 3201. Short title; 3202. Statute of limitations for certain programs; TITLE III—RECOVER FRAUDULENT COVID FUNDS; 3301. Short title; 3302. Statute of limitations for violations relating to pandemic-era programs; TITLE IV—FRAUD ALERT SYSTEMS; 3401. Short title; 3402. Mandatory reporting and verification of payment information; 3403. Data access for purposes of program integrity; TITLE V—STOPPING TRANSFERS OF PUBLIC FUNDS ABROAD; 3501. Short title; 3502. Prohibiting individuals receiving public assistance from conducting remittance transfers; TITLE VI—VETERANS SCAM AND FRAUD EVASION ACT OF 2026; 3601. Short title; 3602. Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer; TITLE VII—EXPANDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR CONTRACTORS ACT OF 2026; 3701. Short title; 3702. Defense contractor employees: protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information; 3703. Enhancement of non-defense contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information