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H.R. 826

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 826, the COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Roger Williams (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Jun 24, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

H.R. 826 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb826/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 826 EH: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 826
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID–19 loans.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026  .
2.
Report on fraud relating to certain COVID–19 loans
(a)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 months thereafter, the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report on the number of borrowers engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan.
(b)
Elements
The report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by such report—
(1)
the number and total dollar amount of all covered loans made;
(2)
the number of new cases of fraud and suspected fraud;
(3)
the number of fraud cases resolved; and
(4)
the types of fraud cases described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(c)
Covered loan defined
In this section, the term  covered loan  means—
(1)
a loan made under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ); or
(2)
a loan made under section 7(b) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ) in response to COVID–19 during the covered period (as defined in section 1110(a) of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9009 )).
(d)
Termination
This Act and the requirements of this Act shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Compliance with CUTGO
No such funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.
     Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House2026-06-23
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Passed House Jun 23, 2026

hb826/passed-house.md

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Passed House (06/23/2026)

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.

Reported to House Jun 3, 2026

hb826/reported-to-house.md

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Reported to House (06/03/2026)

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.

Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb826/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2025

This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Inspector General to report quarterly about fraud cases involving certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans).

Sponsors

Rep. Roger Williams (R) sponsors H.R. 826, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 826 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Jun 24, 2026 · 80 Bills
Small Business
Small Business
Reported By · Jun 3, 2026 · 81 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 826, the latest H. Rept. 119-677.

Actions

H.R. 826 has taken 13 actions since Jan 28, 2025, the latest on Jun 24, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 24, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Jun 23, 202615:01
House
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 23, 202615:01
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4141-4142)
Jun 23, 202615:01
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 826.
Jun 23, 202615:06
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4141)

Votes

H.R. 826 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 826 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID–19 loans. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 826, the latest on Jun 16, 2026.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 826 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Automotive Industry.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDER RUSS114
AUTUM LANKFORD114
KATHLEEN FOX114
KIP EIDEBERG114
NICK TINDALL114
CHRISTOPHER HANSELL112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS2025 fourth_quarter$980K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS2025 third_quarter$850K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS2025 first_quarter$840K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS2025 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 826 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 826’s is Commerce.

hr826/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 826 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Government studies and investigations.

hr826/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 826, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas:H.R. 826.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H408]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com