Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

May. 11, 2023 | H.R. 1163

Rather than targeting intentional fraud, as the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General recommended, this bill would penalize unemployment insurance (UI) recipients for inadvertent errors in program administration. It would suspend the requirement that merit-based public employees administer the UI program for seven years, undermining program stability and expertise.

Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 230
NAYs: 200

Legislator State Sort descending District Party Vote
Rep. Adam Smith 9 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican Yes
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 5 Republican Yes
Rep. Rick Larsen 2 Democrat No
Rep. Mark Pocan
WI
2 Democrat No
Rep. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat No
Rep. Mike Gallagher
WI
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Bryan Steil
WI
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Glenn Grothman
WI
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald
WI
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Derrick Van Orden
WI
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Tom Tiffany
WI
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Alex Mooney
WV
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Harriet Hageman
WY
At Large Republican Yes