Narrows federal improper payment reporting, estimates, and risk assessments to payments that cause financial loss to the Government, and adds fraud-focused duties for agencies, Inspectors General, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Treasury Department under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019.

Official title: ZOMBIE Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Introduced 23-APR-2026

Referred 23-APR-2026

Approved by committee 29-APR-2026

Passed 10-JUN-2026

Senate

Received 11-JUN-2026

Key points

Limits improper payment estimates, reports, and reduction plans to payments that result in financial loss to the Government
Requires risk assessments for federal programs on an ongoing basis, no less frequently than once every 3 years
Directs the Treasury Secretary to develop risk assessment guidance within 1 year after enactment
Requires annual agency liaison meetings and yearly Federal-state coordination meetings on fraud prevention

AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 10-JUN-2026 · verify · report an error

Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (23-APR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 10-JUN-2026).

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Committee referrals (1)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Gary J. Palmer (R-AL) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.

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