HR 826
Passed a chamber
Requires the Small Business Administration's Inspector General to report every three months on borrowers suspected of or charged with fraud on certain COVID-19 small business loans.
Official title: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
28-JAN-2025
Referred
28-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
20-MAY-2026
Reported
03-JUN-2026
On the calendar
03-JUN-2026
Passed
23-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
24-JUN-2026
- Requires the first report within 60 days after enactment, then reports every three months
- Covers the number and dollar total of covered loans, plus new, resolved, and types of fraud cases
- Covers loans under section 7(a) paragraphs (36) and (37) and COVID-19 disaster loans under section 7(b) made during the CARES Act covered period
- Ends the reporting requirement two years after enactment
- Authorizes no new funding for the reports
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed House, 23-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Small Business Committee (House)
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee (Senate)
Commerce
■ 2 D■ 1 R
2 Democrats
1 Republican