The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 10326 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Jefferson Van Drew (R)

PROOF Act

Lets the Justice Department request fraud investigation data from states administering federal benefit programs.

Tradeoff

Requires states to share benefit program data with federal prosecutors investigating fraud. Limits data use to fraud cases and requires encryption and deletion after investigations end.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 217-207 on September 16, 2026 — now sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 10, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Sep 10, 2026)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #310 · Sep 16, 2026)

    217 yeanay 207

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on the Judiciary(Sep 17, 2026)

Passage votes so far· Sep 16, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027