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HR 10326 Passed a chamber

Requires states to share identity, benefit, and billing records from major federal assistance programs with the Attorney General when investigating or prosecuting fraud, while limiting how that information may be used and protected.

Official title: PROOF Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 10-SEP-2026
Referred 10-SEP-2026
Passed 16-SEP-2026
Took up the Senate's changes 14-SEP-2026
Senate
Received 17-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Requires a state administering covered programs, such as Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, unemployment compensation, and several pandemic-era funds, to provide information the Attorney General requests in writing for fraud investigations
  • Covers identity verification records, benefit disbursement logs, provider billing statements, and demographic information tied to an active fraud investigation
  • Applies the Privacy Act of 1974 to shared information, requires encryption and access limits, and requires destruction of the information after the related proceedings or investigation conclude
  • Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on the number of requests, the programs involved, and the investigations and convictions that resulted
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (10-SEP-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-SEP-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.