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The FACT Act would extend the oversight structure created by the CARES Act—the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)—through December 31, 2026, and rename it the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee (FPAC). In practical terms, this bill preserves the existing mechanism for cross-agency oversight of pandemic-relief programs and reallocates its focus toward fraud prevention and accountability. The bill also makes a series of technical changes to align statutory references with the new name and current statutory framework, and it requires that references to PRAC in any federal law or document be understood as FPAC. The short title of the bill is the Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act (FACT Act).
Key Points
- 1Extends the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee’s mandate to December 31, 2026.
- 2Renames the committee from Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to Fraud Prevention and Accountability Committee.
- 3Makes technical amendments to update references to the committee in the CARES Act and to align Inspector General Act references with current Title 5 references.
- 4Ensures that references to the committee in other laws, executive orders, rules, and documents are treated as references to the renamed committee (FPAC).
- 5Provides the bill’s short title: Federal Accountability Committee for Transparency Act (FACT Act). Introduced in the House on March 21, 2025, by Rep. Sessions (with Reps. Comer and Connolly) and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Impact Areas
Primary group/area affected: Federal oversight and accountability for pandemic-relief funds and related CARES Act programs; the FPAC would continue its cross-agency monitoring role with an explicit emphasis on fraud prevention.Secondary group/area affected: Inspector General community and related compliance/oversight offices (through updated statutory cross-references to Title 5 sections), as well as federal agencies implementing CARES Act programs.Additional impacts: Administrative continuity and potential clarity in oversight messaging due to the rename and updated references; no new substantive authorities beyond the extension and branding, per the bill text. As introduced, the bill does not by itself create new funding or staffing increases.
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