# 119-hr-7847: Stop Unemployment Fraud Act 119-hr-7847, Stop Unemployment Fraud Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-22). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7847 - As of: 2026-07-22 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-7847 - Congress: 119 - Title: Stop Unemployment Fraud Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-03-05 - Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA) - Cosponsors: 17 - Policy area: Taxation - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-22 ## Summary **Stronger identity verification** is the center of this bill. It would create a federal framework to curb unemployment insurance fraud by requiring tougher ID checks, national data-matching, stricter work-search rules, and changes to when payments are made. - Claimants and jobseekers would have to provide at least one valid federal or state government ID plus supporting documents to apply. They must register for employment services and submit a verified work-search record each week. Self-attestation alone would not prove weekly eligibility. - States would certify or build an Integrity Data Hub to cross-match claims with the National Directory of New Hires, the State Information Data Exchange System, and Social Security data on incarcerated and deceased individuals to detect fraud. The Secretary of Labor could monitor compliance and withhold 5 percent of certain funds for noncompliance. - States could keep up to 5 percent of recovered overpayments and related collections to fund administration, fraud deterrence, worker classification efforts, and technology modernization. Most major provisions would phase in two years after enactment. ## Cosponsors (17) - Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Cross-checks to spot UI fraud: mixed, medium. If enacted, States would have to use an Integrity Data Hub or similar system to cross-match unemployment claims with national and state records. They would check new-hire files, employer responses, incarceration and death records, and Social Security lists to verify employment or ineligibility and… - Payments only after eligibility confirmed: mixed, medium. If enacted, States would have to pay weekly UI only after a claimant is found eligible, files a weekly claim, and meets weekly rules. The Labor Secretary would set maximum timeframes for payment within 180 days, including for high-volume periods. Claimant self-attestation alone would not be enough… - Stricter ID checks for jobless claims: mixed, medium. If enacted, States would have to verify identity for initial unemployment claims filed two years after enactment. Verification would need at least one current federal or state photo ID plus one supporting document like a utility bill, lease, or vehicle registration. The Labor Secretary would write… - Weekly work-search proof required: mixed, medium. If enacted, regular unemployment claimants would have to register for state job services, keep a weekly work-search record listing employers contacted, how you contacted them, and the date, and provide that record each week they get benefits. States must verify those records. The Labor Secretary wo… - Federal monitoring and fund withholding: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Labor Secretary would monitor State compliance with identity-verification and work-search rules. After notice and a hearing, the Secretary could withhold 5 percent of certain federal UI administrative funds from a noncompliant State and require a corrective action plan. This is inte… - States can keep 5% of recoveries: mixed, medium. If enacted, States could deposit up to 5 percent of certain recovered overpayments and of contributions collected from investigations into a State fund for fraud prevention, worker classification work, IT upgrades, and related administration. The authority applies to collections after the two-year… ## Related bills - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act - 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act - 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act ## Sources - [119-hr-7847 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7847) ## Related - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703) - [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425) - [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38) - [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628) - [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7847 (as of 2026-07-22).