House Approves Legislation to Permanently Establish National Fraud Enforcement Division within DOJ
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 9576, the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026, with a bipartisan vote of 352-72. This legislation aims to permanently establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The division, which currently operates administratively, was initially created earlier this year under President Trump, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally announcing its formation in April as part of a broader federal anti-fraud initiative. Republican Rep. Brad Finstad of Minnesota introduced the bill, with Republican Reps. Abraham Hamadeh, Harriet Hageman, and Michelle Fischbach joining as cosponsors. The bill places the division under the Attorney General's authority and creates an Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement to lead it, with this official appointed by the president. The division's mandate is to investigate and prosecute fraud targeting taxpayer dollars, government programs, businesses, nonprof...
