Requires agencies to pause or check federal payments at elevated risk of fraud

§1What it does

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This bill would require federal agencies, before approving payments, to pause, add conditions to or separate out payment requests that show an elevated risk of fraud or improper payment that would cost the government money.^2,3 These steps would have to be based on objective, documented signs of fraud risk, applied only to the risky portion of the payments, and last only as long as needed to verify that the payments are eligible and accurate.^2,3 The Treasury Department would have to send payments back to agencies for corrective action when its Do Not Pay system flags an elevated fraud risk, and federal workers would not be personally liable for actions taken in good faith under the bill.^2,3

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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