TRUE Accountability Act
Also known as Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act
Where it stands
- Introduced4/23/26
- Passed HousePassed 6/8/26
- Senate
- President
- Law
Passed the House 384–0 on June 8, 2026 (Roll Call 208 →). Received in the Senate on June 9, 2026. No Senate action since.
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Roll calls on this bill
- Democratic185 Yea · 0 Nay · 27 Not voting
- Republican198 Yea · 0 Nay · 19 Not voting
- Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
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.
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4/23/26
What happens next
The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.
If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.
All actions (14)
- 4/23/26Introduced in House
- 4/23/26Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 4/29/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 4/29/26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- 6/8/26Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 6/8/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3928-3930)
- 6/8/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8466.
- 6/8/26Considered as unfinished business.
- 6/8/26At 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.
- 6/8/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3974-3975)
- 6/8/26Passed/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)
- 6/8/26On 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)
- 6/8/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 6/9/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.