H.R. 1163 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) - Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

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.

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.

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 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (as amended by the American Rescue Plan of 2021) that provided funding for UI program integrity activities.

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Engrossed in House

May 11, 2023

Reported in House

April 6, 2023

Introduced in House

February 24, 2023

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05/11/2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

05/11/2023

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 200 (Roll no. 211). (text: CR H2281-2283)

05/11/2023

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 200 (Roll no. 211). (text: CR H2281-2283)

05/11/2023

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 221 (Roll no. 210).

05/11/2023

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2294-2295)

05/11/2023

POSTPONED 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.

05/11/2023

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

05/11/2023

Mrs. Sykes moved to recommit to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H2292)

05/11/2023

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

05/11/2023

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1163.

05/11/2023

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.

05/11/2023

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 383. (consideration: CR H2281-2292)

05/10/2023

Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.

05/10/2023

Rules 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.

04/06/2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 21.

04/06/2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-34.

02/28/2023

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 17.

02/28/2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

02/24/2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

02/24/2023

Introduced in House

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Nov 8, 2024 7:21:40 PM