A new office will fight fraud cases across the country.
H.R. 9576 — National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 · Filed by Brad Finstad (R-MN) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill creates a National Fraud Enforcement Division inside the Department of Justice. A top official will lead it. The Attorney General decides what kinds of fraud the office will work on. Staff must follow rules about not doing political work.
Who it affects
The office will work on fraud cases that harm regular people. Citizens may see more prosecutions of scams and crimes.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General gets to decide what the office does. Its focus could change with each new leader. The bill does not say how much money the office will get.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.
- Jul 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 2, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 352 - 72 (Roll no. 309)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,340 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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