COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026 passed the House 511 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 28, 2025
ReportedMay 20, 2026
Passed one chamberJun 23, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 79 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Small Business Committee
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 116 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 275 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigations
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th H.R. 4666 To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loa R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]