HR 7847 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Stop Unemployment Fraud Act

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Smucker R-PA

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Latest action · Mar 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-OHMax L. MillerOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-PAMike KellyOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-TXNathaniel MoranOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-KSRon EstesOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-INRudy Yakym IIIOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-CAVince FongOriginalMar 5, 2026
R-TNDavid KustoffJun 24, 2026
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJul 20, 2026

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 Mar 5, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 42, March 5, 2026, page H2473.

CRS reports 1

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

Cite it 1

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

ProductTitleKindPublished
R48447Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 119th CongressReportJul 16, 2026

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4016Stop Unemployment Fraud ActIdentical billMar 5, 2026

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title III of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to require identity verification procedures and data matching, to prevent unemployment fraud, and to strengthen work search requirements, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stop Unemployment Fraud Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House

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