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HR 8873 119th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Advisory bodies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations State and local finance State and local government operations Unemployment

Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act

Introduced: May 19, 2026 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:46 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269-4270)
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8873.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:46 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269-4270)
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4269-4272)
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:46 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 29, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.
May 29, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-671.
May 21, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
May 21, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 19, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 19, 2026
Introduced in House
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What's happening now July 13, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1156 Related bill Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 2

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · May 21, 2026
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 19, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8873: Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8873/
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"H.R. 8873: Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8873/.
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H.R. 8873, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8873/.
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