Who it affects
- Federal government
- Federal program recipients
- American taxpayers
Passed the HouseGovernment spending
Fraud and federal payment checks
H.Res. 1335 · Resolution · Introduced June 3, 2026
This bill would condemn attempts to defraud the U.S. government and express House views on payment checks affecting federal programs and taxpayers.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 235 to 177 on June 11.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The resolution condemns attempts to defraud the U.S. government.
- It addresses changes to laws and policies intended to prevent fraud and payments made in error.
- It expresses the House's belief that these changes would improve government and taxpayer finances.
- It says eligibility for federal programs and spending should be checked before payments are made.
- The resolution expresses views rather than requiring these checks.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
June 11, 2026 · Passed 235 to 177
- Clyburn (D)No
- Wilson (R)Yes
- Mace (R)Didn't vote
- Norman (R)Didn't vote
- Fry (R)Yes
- Biggs (R)Yes
- Timmons (R)Yes
- Republicans
- 211 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 23 yes
- 177 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Fallon, Pat (R-TX)
- Introduced
- June 3, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 8
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Latest action
- June 11, 2026 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This resolution condemns the actions of those seeking to defraud the U.S. government. The resolution also expresses the belief of the House of Representatives that (1) legislative and policy reforms to prevent fraud and improper payment will meaningfully improve the continued financial prosperity of the U.S. government and the American taxpayer, and (2) federal program eligibility and spending activities should be verified prior to payments being issued.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.