# 117-hr-8000: Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022

117-hr-8000, Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8000
- Congress: 117
- Title: Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- Introduced: 2022-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022 This bill addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment assistance, including by allowing states to retain a specified percentage of recovered funds and prohibiting the Department of Labor from allowing blanket waivers of overpayments.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R-LA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Mayra [R-TX-34] (R-TX), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8000 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8000)

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