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118th Congress Labor and Employment

H.R. 1163: Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

Passed HouseMay 11, 2023

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 24, 2023
  2. Passed House (completed)May 11, 2023, 230–200
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Passed House, May 11, 2023

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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, May 11, 2023

On Passage

Passed 230–200

Yea 230majority 216Nay 200

  • Democrats10 yea, 200 nay
  • Republicans219 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Wiley Nickel (D-NC), Susie Lee (D-NV), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez (D-NM), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Greg Landsman (D-OH) and Jared Golden (D-ME) voted Yea

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Showing 435 of 435 members

Yea 230

Republicans (219)

Independents (1)

Nay 200

Democrats (200)

Not voting 5

Republicans (2)

Democrats (3)

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House May 11, 2023. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • May 11, 2023HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 230–200
    Roll call 211 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1020003
    Republicans219002
    Independents1000
    Total23020005

    House roll call 211: On Passage. Passed.

    10 crossed party lines: 10 Democrats

    How each member voted (435)
  • May 11, 2023HouseMotion to recommitFailed, yea-nay 210–221
    Roll call 210 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats210003
    Republicans022001
    Independents0100
    Total21022104

    House roll call 210: On Motion to Recommit. Failed.

    How each member voted (435)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

35

Who scored on this bill

256 points earned
  1. 1Jason Smith R-MO SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, reported, passed House4 events+56
  2. 2Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Jared Golden D-ME1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Chrissy Houlahan D-PA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Greg Landsman D-OH1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. May 11, 2023Passed the House, 230–200.
  2. Feb 24, 2023Introduced in the House by Jason Smith.
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  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)
  6. May 11, 2023The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  7. May 11, 2023POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the motion to recommit the bill and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Sykes demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postoned further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  8. May 11, 2023Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2294-2295)
  9. May 11, 2023On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 221 (Roll no. 210).
  10. May 11, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 200 (Roll no. 211). (text: CR H2281-2283)
  11. May 11, 2023On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 200 (Roll no. 211). (text: CR H2281-2283)
  12. May 11, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. May 10, 2023Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule 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.
  14. May 10, 2023Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.
  15. Apr 6, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-34.
  16. Apr 6, 2023Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 21.
  17. Feb 28, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  18. Feb 28, 2023Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 17.
  19. Feb 24, 2023Introduced in House
  20. Feb 24, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.