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H.R. 10326 (119th): Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act or the PROOF Act

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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The PROOF Act would require states to provide information that the Department of Justice requires to investigate or prosecute alleged fraud in certain federally funded programs, including Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and certain coronavirus-related federal payments and grants to states. It would also allow DOJ to identify other state-administered programs vulnerable to fraud. Federal agencies could use the information only for fraud-related law enforcement and could not disclose it for unrelated administrative or commercial purposes. DOJ would report annually to Congress on requests issued, programs covered, and the number of fraud investigations and convictions obtained.

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Theological note: The bill bears on the civil magistrate's duty to punish fraud and protect public funds from theft, which fits general equity and stewardship of entrusted resources. It also raises a prudential concern about the scope of federal demands for citizen and state records and the need to keep such power limited to legitimate prosecution. The text includes a purpose limitation against unrelated use, which is relevant to restraining undue intrusion. This is issue relevance only, not a final moral judgment.

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Roll 310 · 16-Sep-2026 6:43 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 217 · Nay 207 · Other 9

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