H.R. 8466 · Passed House · Emergency Management

TRUE Accountability Act

What it does

Requires agencies to develop and implement plans to prevent fraud and improper payments in federal emergency spending, such as disaster or pandemic funding.
Requires OMB to issue guidance, reviewed every three years, incorporating GAO frameworks for managing fraud risk and improper payments in emergency assistance.
Requires agencies to submit plans within one year that evaluate the risk of financial loss, adopt risk reduction strategies before spending where possible, and monitor payments for anomalies.
Requires plans to be revised at least every three years and OMB to send them to Congress annually with implementation information and legislative recommendations.

Official summary

Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act or the TRUE Accountability Act This bill requires agencies to develop and implement plans for preventing fraud and improper payments relating to federal emergency spending (e.g., providing funding relating to disasters or pandemics). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue, and review every three years, guidance to agencies for developing plans with appropriate internal controls. The guidance must incorporate the current Government Accountability Office frameworks for managing fraud risk in federal programs and managing improper payments in federal emergency assistance. Within one year after the bill’s enactment, agencies must submit to OMB plans required by the guidance. Each plan must include procedures to (1) evaluate the risk of financial loss to the federal government caused by improper payments and fraud relating to the agency’s federal emergency spending; (2) develop risk reduction strategies that are, to the extent possible, implemented prior to expenditure; and (3) adopt payment monitoring to identify and reduce improper and fraudulent payments (e.g., anomaly detection). Agencies must revise and…

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