H.R. 10326 · 119th Congress

PROOF Act

Introduced on Sep 10, 2026 by Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2). Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 10, 2026
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy.

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
  • Small business
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Unemployment

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 10, 2026). Public domain.

Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act or the PROOF Act

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.

Programs covered by this requirement include:

  • Medicaid,
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF),
  • certain federal payments and grants to state governments related to the coronavirus response, and
  • any other program to which funds are made available to states and identified by DOJ as vulnerable to fraud.

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.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jefferson Van DrewR-NJ-2Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 217–207

History

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  1. Sep 10, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Sep 10, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Sep 10, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseRules 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.
  5. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1530. (consideration: CR H5947-5953)
  6. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseRule 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.
  7. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 10326.
  8. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  9. Sep 16, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  10. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5957-5958)
  11. Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310).House · Roll call 310
  12. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310). (text: CR H5947)House · Roll call 310
  13. Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Sep 17, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.