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S3862Referred to Committee

Payment Integrity Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-02-12
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 33.1% (308 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001098

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Mike Lee (R-UT)Original· 2026-02-12
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)Original· 2026-02-12
  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)· 2026-02-24

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-02-12

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would likely establish or strengthen measures to prevent fraud and improper payments in federal benefit programs that serve families, such as child tax credits, welfare assistance, or childcare subsidies. The legislation aims to ensure that government money reaches eligible recipients while catching cases where people receive benefits they shouldn't qualify for. It would affect families receiving federal assistance as well as the agencies responsible for distributing these benefits.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Families
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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