H.R. 8428 · Passed House · Government Operations and Politics

Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

What it does

Requires OMB and the Treasury to establish a mandatory antifraud and improper payment prevention training program for federal employees in financial assistance or program oversight roles.
Requires those employees, such as program administrators, financial managers, certifying officials, auditors, and grants managers, to complete the training every two years.
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to certify and keep completion records.
Requires the Treasury to make the program and technical assistance available to state, local, and tribal governments, and lets agencies make completion a condition of a grant or award.
Requires the curriculum to cover identifying fraud risks, using governmentwide antifraud data sharing and payee validation programs, and reporting suspected fraud.

Official summary

Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Treasury to establish and maintain a mandatory antifraud and improper payment prevention training program for federal employees whose roles involve federal financial assistance or oversight of federal programs. The program must also be made available to state, local, and tribal governments to train relevant personnel. Under the bill, federal agencies must ensure that all federal employees in roles involving oversight of federal programs or federal financial assistance complete the training every two years. (Such positions include program administrator or officer, financial administrator or manager, disbursement certifying official, auditing official, and grants manager.) The Office of Personnel Management shall certify and maintain records of completion. Treasury must also provide the program and related technical assistance to state, local, and tribal governments for training employees who are responsible for the administration of federally funded programs. Federal agencies may make completion of the program a condition of a federal grant or…

Latest action

Jun 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs