PROOF Act
Also known as Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act
Where it stands
- Introduced9/10/26
- Passed HousePassed 9/16/26
- Senate
- President
- Law
Passed the House 217–207 on September 16, 2026 (Roll Call 310 →). Received in the Senate on September 17, 2026. No Senate action since.
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Roll calls on this bill
- Democratic6 Yea · 206 Nay · 2 Not voting
- Republican210 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Not voting
- Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
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.
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9/10/26
What happens next
The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.
If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.
All actions (13)
- 9/10/26Introduced in House
- 9/10/26Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 9/14/26Rules 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.
- 9/16/26Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1530. (consideration: CR H5947-5953)
- 9/16/26Rule 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.
- 9/16/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 10326.
- 9/16/26The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 9/16/26POSTPONED 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.
- 9/16/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5957-5958)
- 9/16/26Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310).
- 9/16/26On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310). (text: CR H5947)
- 9/16/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 9/17/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.