Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1156

Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Jason Smith RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Labor and Employment.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

25 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Darin LaHood RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Rudy Yakym III RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Aaron Bean RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Nathaniel Moran RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Beth Van Duyne RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Randy Feenstra RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Carey RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Max L. Miller RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
W. Gregory Steube RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Vern Buchanan RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Claudia Tenney RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Adrian Smith RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Carol D. Miller RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Lloyd Smucker RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
David Kustoff RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Nicole Malliotakis RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gregory F. Murphy RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Blake D. Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ron Estes RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Kelly RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kevin Hern RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jodey C. Arrington RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Michelle Fischbach RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
David Schweikert RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor

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Actions

  1. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.
  2. Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 295 - 127 (Roll no. 68). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1093-1094)
  5. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 295 - 127 (Roll no. 68). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1093-1094)
  6. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1124)
  7. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1156, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Davis (IL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  8. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1156.
  10. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156 and H.R. 1968. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156, and H.R. 1968 under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
  11. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 211. (consideration: CR H1093-1099)
  12. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 211 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156 and H.R. 1968. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156, and H.R. 1968 under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
  13. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
  14. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-6.
  15. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-6.
  16. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
  17. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  18. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  19. Introduced in House
  20. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Reported By, February 25, 2025; Markup By, February 12, 2025; Referred To, February 10, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

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4 lobbying reports name H.R. 1156, for 4 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1156
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICASecond quarter of 2026$216,377reported as expenses
  • JAMES YOUNG
  • JOHN GEORGE CHAMBERS iii
Open the report
UWCUWCSecond quarter of 2026The report gives no amount
  • DOUGLAS HOLMES
Open the report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026The report gives no amount
  • ANDY R HALE
  • MEGHAN CHAFFEE
Open the report
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLCSecond quarter of 2026$5,250reported as income
  • KAREN HARNED
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, as the filer printed it. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 1 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1156

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

No contribution report we hold ties a lobbyist or firm on these reports to the sponsor or a cosponsor.

Contribution reports are read for 1 of the 26 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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