Angie Craig will increase the penalty for Federal Programs Bribery to 20 years in prison and require sponsors to have third-party auditors.

Angie Craig · Minnesota · Democratic

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Rep. Craig’s Stop Fraud in Federal Programs Act would increase the penalty for Federal Programs Bribery to 20 years in prison and require sponsors to have third-party auditors.

Craig reintroduced legislation to strengthen penalties for fraud in federal programs and add third-party auditing requirements for sponsors.

Rep. Craig Reintroduces Bill to Up Penalties for Fraud in Federal Programs, Hold Perpetrators Accountable | Congresswoman Angie Craig
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Ms. Craig introduced H.R. 7155 on January 20, 2026. The bill would amend 18 U.S.C. 666 by replacing the existing 10-year maximum with imprisonment of not more than 20 years, and would require annual audits by a third-party auditor that may not be a service institution or sponsor organization.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Craig took concrete legislative action matching the promise by introducing H.R. 7155, which contains both the 20-year Federal Programs Bribery penalty increase and third-party audit requirement. The bill was introduced and referred to committees, not enacted in the cited record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7155, Stop Fraud in Federal Programs Act of 2026, Introduced in House
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The official U.S. Code text for 18 U.S.C. 666 states that covered theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds shall be punished by a fine, imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The federal bribery penalty remained 10 years in the official code text available from GovInfo, so the promised 20-year statutory change had not been delivered by enactment in this source.

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18 U.S.C. § 666 - Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds
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Craig materially advanced the promised federal policy by introducing H.R. 7155 on January 20, 2026, and the bill text matches both elements: raising 18 U.S.C. 666 penalties from 10 to 20 years and requiring third-party audits. However, current official code text still shows a 10-year maximum, and the cited bill record shows introduction/referral rather than enactment. Because the 119th Congress is still active as of September 3, 2026, this is pending rather than failed.

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