# 118-hr-1163: Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

118-hr-1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-1163
- Congress: 118
- Title: Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
- Status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Introduced: 2023-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] (R-NY), 2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2023-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 210 | 221 |
| 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 230 | 200 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-1163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1163)

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