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Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021

Introduced: May 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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May 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 17, 2021
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Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021

This bill requires additional documentation for individuals seeking pandemic unemployment assistance, requires state unemployment agencies to use designated fraud prevention tools, and otherwise addresses pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

What's happening now May 17, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 42
Posey, Bill
· Jun 24, 2022
R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jun 7, 2022
R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · Jan 18, 2022
R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 19, 2021
Lamborn, Doug
· Jun 22, 2021
R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jun 15, 2021
R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 11, 2021
R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 11, 2021
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 4, 2021
R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jun 4, 2021
R
Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · May 28, 2021
R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 25, 2021
R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 25, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· May 25, 2021
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 25, 2021
R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · May 25, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· May 25, 2021
R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 25, 2021
R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · May 25, 2021
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · May 25, 2021
R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 25, 2021
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 25, 2021
R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 25, 2021
R
Valadao, David G.
California · May 25, 2021
R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · May 25, 2021
R
Williams, Roger
Texas · May 25, 2021
R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · May 17, 2021
Ferguson, A.
· May 17, 2021
R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · May 17, 2021
R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 17, 2021
R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · May 17, 2021
McCarthy, Kevin
· May 17, 2021
R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · May 17, 2021
Nunes, Devin
· May 17, 2021
Reed, Tom
· May 17, 2021
Rice, Tom
· May 17, 2021
R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · May 17, 2021
R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 17, 2021
R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · May 17, 2021
Steel, Michelle
· May 17, 2021
Walorski, Jackie
· May 17, 2021
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3268: Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3268/
MLA
"H.R. 3268: Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3268/.
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H.R. 3268, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3268/.
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