Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

Floor Speech

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Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Speaker, I strongly support H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act.

This legislation is a commonsense, taxpayer-first bill that finally puts an end to the reckless pay-and-chase scam that has drained billions from hardworking American families.

For too long, the Washington bureaucracy has operated like an open checkbook for fraudsters. They cut the checks first, ask the questions later while American taxpayers foot the bill for waste, abuse, and outright theft.

We have seen it in State administered social services where millions vanished into pockets of criminals. Enough is enough.

H.R. 8464 empowers Federal agencies and the Department of the Treasury to pause, condition, or segment suspicious payments before the money flies out the door. It uses objective fraud risk indicators from the Do Not Pay system and requires any action to be narrow, temporary, and focused solely on verifying eligibility. No more blank checks and no more playing defense after fraud has already happened.

I believe in fiscal responsibility, government accountability, and protecting every hard-earned dollar from the American people. This bill delivers exactly that.

It shifts the focus from recovery to prevention, saving billions and ensuring benefits go to eligible Americans, not scammers and fraud rings.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to stand with taxpayers, stand against waste and fraud, and vote ``yes'' on H.R. 8464.

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