H.R. 10326 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 16, 2026. Received Sep 17, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryImproves fraud investigation in federal aid programs
This bill requires states to provide information to the Department of Justice when investigating or prosecuting fraud in federal assistance programs like Medicaid, food stamps, and pandemic relief funds. The law limits how that information can be used—only for catching fraud, not for other government or business purposes. The Department of Justice also has to report annually to Congress about how many times it asked states for this information and how many fraud cases it solved with it.
How it affects you
If you receive federal assistance through programs like Medicaid or SNAP (food assistance), this bill aims to help catch people who commit fraud in those programs, potentially reducing waste. The rule protects your information by saying it can only be used to investigate fraud, not for unrelated purposes. Most people won't notice a direct change in their daily lives, but the bill is designed to make these safety-net programs work better.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 10, 2026)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH. R. 10326
AN ACT
Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act
PROOF Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2) · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 17, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Sep 16, 2026
Passage Passed 217–207
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 6 | 206 | 2 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans | 210 | 1 | 7 |
7 members voted against most of their party: 6 Democrats voted Yes and 1 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.