Senator Lankford's Bill To Reduce Fraud In Federal Retirement Benefits Passes Senate
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Issues: Finance and Banking Criminal Justice
Senators James Lankford's (R-OK) and Heidi Heitkamp's (D-ND) Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015, a bill that would crack down on federal retirement benefit fraud and misuse, passed the Senate on Wednesday by unanimous consent. The bill was introduced by the Senators on June 15 and approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 24.
"I'm pleased the Senate has passed this bill to protect the retirement and annuities of federal employees all across America from caretaker misuse and fraud," said Lankford. "We must fight against the embezzlement of federal government civil worker benefits to ensure a stable retirement for them and their families."
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