Stop Fraud in Federal Programs Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7155 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7155

 To amend the title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties 
for theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds and to 
   amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
             audits under the summer food service program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2026

  Ms. Craig introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties 
for theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds and to 
   amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
             audits under the summer food service program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Fraud in Federal Programs Act 
of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR THEFT OR BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING 
              FEDERAL FUNDS.

    Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fined under this 
        title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both'' and 
        inserting ``fined a covered amount, imprisoned not more than 20 
        years, or both''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (6); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) the term `covered amount' means the greater of--
                    ``(A) $250,000; and
                    ``(B) with respect to a person subject to this 
                section, the amount of value of the property or things 
                of value determined with respect to such person under 
                paragraphs (1)(A)(i), (1)(B), and (2) of subsection 
                (a), multiplied by 2; and''.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED AUDITS UNDER THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.

    (a) Audits.--Section 13(m) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(m)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ``Each such service institution shall annually have such 
accounts and records audited by a third-party auditor that shall submit 
the results of each such audit directly to the Secretary. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, a third-party auditor may not include a 
service institution or sponsor organization.''
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