Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015
Public Law 114-186 · S. 2133 · 114th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Jun 30, 2016 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE)
Cosponsors (5): Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Claire McCaskill,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish guidelines for federal agencies to establish financial and administrative controls to identify and assess fraud risks and design and implement control activities in order to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud, including improper payments.
The guidelines shall incorporate the leading practices identified in the report published by the Government Accountability Office on July 28, 2015, entitled "Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs."
The financial and administrative controls shall include:
• conducting an evaluation of fraud risks and using a risk-based approach to design and implement financial and administrative control activities to mitigate identified fraud risks;
• collecting and analyzing data from reporting mechanisms on detected fraud to monitor fraud trends and using that data and information to continuously improve fraud prevention controls; and
• using the results of monitoring, evaluation, audits, and investigations to improve fraud prevention, detection, and response.
Each agency shall submit as part of its annual financial report a report on its progress in:
• implementing such financial and administrative controls, the fraud risk principle in the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, and OMB Circular A-123 leading practices for managing fraud risk;
• identifying risks and vulnerabilities to fraud; and
• establishing steps to curb fraud.
(Sec. 4) The OMB must establish a working group to: (1) improve the sharing of financial and administrative controls and other best practices and techniques for detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, and the sharing and development of data analytics techniques; and (2) submit a plan for a federal interagency library of data analytics and data sets for use by agencies and Offices of Inspectors General to facilitate the detection, prevention, and recovery of fraud.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 4180Related bill
Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015
S. 3011Related bill
Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Jun 30, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-186.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 23, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Jun 21, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2133.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hurd (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 13, 2016FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 12, 2016FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Mar 15, 2016CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-229.
- Oct 7, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 5, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 3684SenateSen. Thomas CarperD-DE· offered Apr 12, 2016Agreed to
To improve the bill.
Apr 12, 2016: Amendment SA 3684 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.