House Passes Bill To Crack Down on Wasteful ‘Pay and Chase’ Schemes

It also gives the U.S. Treasury Department new power to use objective data from systems like the Do Not Pay database to send payment requests that have been flagged back to agencies for further review.

These targeted, short-term actions are only meant to make sure that benefits go to real Americans and not scammers by checking eligibility and accuracy.”This legislation makes sense,” Chairman Comer said on the House floor.

“Congress needs to do more to stop fraud before it happens.” “The Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act adds important safeguards to make sure that federal payments go to the right person and are sent in the right amount before the money is given out or awarded,” Comer said.