FACT Act

Bill: 119-hr-2277
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2025-03-21
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Congressional oversight

Executive Office of the President

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act or the FACT Act</strong></p><p>This bill delays termination of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee&nbsp;until December 31, 2026. (This committee, part of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, was established to&nbsp;promote transparency and support oversight of the coronavirus response and&nbsp;certain coronavirus-related funds.)</p><p>The bill also renames the committee as the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2277 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2025 Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Comer , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the CARES Act to extend the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee through December 31, 2026, and to change the name of such Committee to the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act or the FACT Act . 2. Extension and name change of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (a) In general Section 15010 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 134 Stat. 540; 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and inserting Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee ; and (2) in subsection (k), by striking September 30, 2025 and inserting December 31, 2026 . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 15010 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 134 Stat. 540; 5 U.S.C. 424 note), as amended by the preceding subsection, is further amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Pandemic Response Accountability Committe and inserting Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee ; and (2) by striking section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and inserting section 406 of title 5, United States Code each place such phrase appears in such section; (3) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting Government before Reform ; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) and inserting section 424 of title 5, United States Code ; and (C) in paragraph (5), by striking Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and inserting Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee ; and (4) in subsection (e)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) and inserting section 406 of title 5, United States Code ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) inserting section 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code . (c) References Any reference to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, shall be deemed to refer to the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee.