{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-10326","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":10326,"title":"PROOF Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-09-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"V000133","fullName":"Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]","party":"R","state":"NJ","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-09-17","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation","Department of Justice","Disaster relief and insurance","Education programs funding","Elementary and secondary education","Food assistance and relief","Fraud offenses and financial crimes","Government information and archives","Housing and community development funding","Intergovernmental relations","Internet, web applications, social media","Law enforcement administration and funding","Low- and moderate-income housing","Medicaid","Nutrition and diet","Poverty and welfare assistance","Right of privacy"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-09-17","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310). (text: CR H5947)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310).","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5957-5958)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 10326, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 10326.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 9576, H.R. 10326, H.J. Res. 210 and H.J. Res. 213. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 9576, H.R. 10326, H.J.Res. 210, and H.J.Res. 213 under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5334.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1530. (consideration: CR H5947-5953)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1530 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 9576, H.R. 10326, H.J. Res. 210 and H.J. Res. 213. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 9576, H.R. 10326, H.J.Res. 210, and H.J.Res. 213 under a closed rule with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5334.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act&nbsp;or the PROOF Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires states to provide such information as the Department of Justice (DOJ) may require for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting alleged fraud committed with regard to certain federally funded programs.</p><p>Programs covered by this requirement include:</p><ul><li>Medicaid,</li><li>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),</li><li>Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF),</li><li>certain federal payments and grants to state governments related to the coronavirus response, and</li><li>any other program&nbsp;to which funds are made available to states and identified by DOJ as vulnerable to fraud.</li></ul><p>A federal agency may only use such information for law enforcement purposes related to fraud and may not disclose it for any unrelated administrative or commercial purpose.</p><p>DOJ must annually report to Congress on the number of requests for information issued to state agencies under this bill, the programs with respect to which such requests were made, and the number of fraud investigations initiated and convictions secured using the information obtained.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-23T16:24:42Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8399,"ts":"2026-10-13T09:36:11.451Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=PROOF%20Act"}]}}