HR 1163 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

Introduced Feb 24, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Jason Smith R-MO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 11, 2023 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 24, 2023
  2. Passed HouseMay 11, 2023
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

This bill addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, including by providing incentives for states to investigate and recover overpayments of these benefits.

Specifically, the bill allows states to retain 25% of any recovered fraudulent overpayments. These retained funds may be used for modernizing unemployment compensation systems and information technology, reimbursing administrative costs, hiring fraud investigators and prosecutors, and for other program integrity activities.

Additionally, the bill allows states to retain 5% of any overpayments of regular and extended UI benefits. A state must, in order to retain these overpayments, certify that it has met certain conditions for data matching.

Next, the bill extends from 3 to 10 years the time during which states can recover overpayments of pandemic UI benefits.

Further, the bill extends flexibilities for states to hire temporary staff on a noncompetitive basis to identify, pursue, and recover fraudulent overpayments under federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

The bill also extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for federal criminal charges or civil enforcement actions related to UI fraud.

Finally, the bill repeals a section of the CARES Act (as amended by the American Rescue Plan of 2021) that provided funding for UI program integrity activities. Subject to appropriations, the unobligated balance of this funding shall be transferred to the Department of the Treasury and periodically credited to the appropriate state account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, as outlined by the bill.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 211Passed230–200May 11, 2023
House 210Failed210–221May 11, 2023

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2023 to Mar 17, 2023; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-KYJames ComerOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-PALloyd SmuckerOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-OHMike CareyOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-KSRon EstesOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalFeb 24, 2023
R-TXPete SessionsFeb 27, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyMar 7, 2023
R-NYGeorge SantosMar 7, 2023
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneMar 7, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsMar 14, 2023
R-ARJ. French HillMar 14, 2023
R-ALMike RogersMar 14, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonMar 14, 2023
R-INRudy Yakym IIIMar 14, 2023
R-FLBrian J. MastMar 17, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 24, 2023Markup Feb 28, 2023Reported Apr 6, 2023 May 11, 2023

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2023Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 383. (consideration: CR H2281-2292)
  2. May 11, 2023Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 and H.R. 1163. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2 under a closed rule with five hours of general debate, and the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1163 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  3. May 11, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1163.
  4. May 11, 2023The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  5. May 11, 2023Mrs. Sykes moved to recommit to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H2292)
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2281–H2295Text printed H2281Motions H2292Recorded votes H2294, H2295enactSykes motion to recommitBill Foster D-IL, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Blake D. Moore R-UT, Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL, Claudia Tenney R-NY, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Darin LaHood R-IL, Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Dwight Evans D-PA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Emilia Strong Sykes D-OH (motion), Gregory F. Murphy R-NC, Jason Smith R-MO, Judy Chu D-CA, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Lloyd Smucker R-PA, Michelle Steel R-CA, Mike Carey R-OH, Mike Thompson D-CA, Nicole Malliotakis R-NY, Ron Estes R-KS, Rudy Yakym III R-IN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steven Horsford D-NV, Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAMay 11, 2023
HouseDebate and remarks H2183–H2195Text printed H2184Amendments H2192Recorded votes H2193, H2194consideration (H. Res. 383), previous questionChip Roy R-TX (amendment), James P. McGovern D-MA, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA (amendment)May 10, 2023

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Mar 21, 2023H.R. 1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 28, 2023

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this legislation is to protect taxpayers and victims of unemployment fraud.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 36, February 24, 2023, page H875.

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

About this bill 1

Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IN12127Unemployment Insurance Overpayment and Fraud Recovery and H.R. 1163 ArchivedInsightMay 11, 2023

Also cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 174Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the commitee on Ways & Means, modified by the committee on Rules, printed in House Report 118-51 is considered adopted.Rules CommitteeOn agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 383Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1163) to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.Related billMay 10, 2023
S 1587Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud ActRelated billMay 11, 2023

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2023Engrossed in House
  2. Apr 6, 2023Reported in House
  3. Feb 24, 2023Introduced in House

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