119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 23, 2026
TRUE Accountability Act
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Latest action (Jun 9, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Emergency Management
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 23, 2026)
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 resubmit plans, as necessary, at least every three years.
OMB must annually submit the plans to Congress along with information relating to helping agencies implement the plans and legislative recommendations for emergency appropriations.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jun 8, 2026 · Roll call 208 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 0 (Roll no. 208). (text: CR H3929) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 0 (Roll no. 208). (text: CR H3929) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3974-3975)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8466.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3928-3930)
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2026 H.R. 8207, Parental Bereavement Act of 2026 H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act H.R. 8466, TRUE Accountability Act H.R. 8555, Living Wage For All Act H.R. 8587, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026 H.R. 8663, Fair Pay Act of 2026 H.R. 8800, Nation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2026 H.R. 8207, Parental Bereavement Act of 2026 H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act H.R. 8466, TRUE Accountability Act H.R. 8555, Living Wage For All Act H.R. 8587, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026 H.R. 8663, Fair Pay Act of 2026 H.R. 8800, Nation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RSM US LLP · lobbying firm or registrant: RSM US LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MCGLADREY LLP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Accounting
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(Fleischmann-Case) Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act (H.R. 8467) (Palmer) Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act (H.R. 8466) (Biggs-Subramanyam) Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act (H.R. 8340) (Min-Timmons) (formerly H.R. 1558; Connolly) Government Audit and Accountabili…
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$95,510
Spent on own lobbying
…nd Accurate Benefits Act H.R. 8467 - Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended (ZOMBIE) Act H.R. 8428 - Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act H.R. 8466 - Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act H.R. 8340 - Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act H.R. 8107 - Government Audit and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing