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OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 826 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026
This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Inspector General to report quarterly to Congress about fraud cases involving certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans).
The report must include the
• number and total dollar amount of such loans,
• number of new cases of fraud and suspected fraud,
• number of fraud cases resolved, and
• types of such cases of fraud.
The reporting requirements terminate two years after this bill is enacted.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.