The legislation makes the division a permanent part of the Department of Justice.
The House of Representatives passed the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026, codifying the establishment of the division in the Department of Justice, with overwhelming bipartisan support this week. The division, which was announced by President Donald Trump’s administration in January and created by then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in April, is led by an Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement to coordinate legal action against fraud conducted against federal welfare programs.
The White House stated that the division would “combat the rampant and pervasive problem of fraud in the United States, the DOJ’s new division for national fraud enforcement will enforce the Federal criminal and civil laws against fraud targeting Federal government programs, Federally funded benefits, businesses, nonprofits, and private citizens nationwide.“
Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald currently serves as the Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Division, and heads “efforts to investigate, prosecute, and remedy fraud affecting the Federal government, Federally funded programs, and private citizens,“ working “closely with Federal agencies and Department components to identify, disrupt, and dismantle organized and sophisticated fraud schemes across jurisdictions.“
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Assistant Attorney General McDonald as he heads the newly congressionally codified division.
- For Attorney General Blanche to be led by the Lord as he manages the Justice Department.
- For wisdom for Vice President Vance as he oversees the White House Task Force to eliminate fraud.
Sources: Fox News, Townhall, The White House
