House Approves Measure To Crack Down on Wasteful Schemes

Comer emphasized that the federal government loses hundreds of billions of dollars annually to fraudulent and improper payments across programs.

Recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates peg improper payments at $186 billion in fiscal year 2025 alone—a $24 billion increase from the prior year—with cumulative losses since 2003 approaching $3 trillion.

These figures represent real money taken from American families, small businesses, and future generations through higher taxes and ballooning debt.

The Oversight Committee’s investigations, including explosive