House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Smith R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2023
- Committee actionFeb 28, 2023
- Passed HouseMay 11, 2023 · 230–200
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 11, 2023 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1163.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” on March 21, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 28, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59019
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1163, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90282a29ddd282abcd74b6d6fedbdfbf88c8c395fa262e6d32e98cf2bcc9ae9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” on March 21, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 28, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59019
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1163, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90282a29ddd282abcd74b6d6fedbdfbf88c8c395fa262e6d32e98cf2bcc9ae9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-34 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on April 6, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/34
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1163, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90282a29ddd282abcd74b6d6fedbdfbf88c8c395fa262e6d32e98cf2bcc9ae9
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 36, February 24, 2023, Page H875):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this legislation is to protect taxpayers and victims of unemployment fraud.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 196 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1163, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1163
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90282a29ddd282abcd74b6d6fedbdfbf88c8c395fa262e6d32e98cf2bcc9ae9
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1163, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
35 cosponsors — 35 Republicans
0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), James Comer (R-KY), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Ron Estes (R-KS), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), J. Hill (R-AR), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brian Mast (R-FL), Carol Miller (R-WV), Blake Moore (R-UT), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), George Santos (R-NY), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Michelle Steel (R-CA) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Smith.
- H.R. 4004 (118th) United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act
- H.R. 3797 (118th) Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
- H.R. 8292 (118th) Taxpayer Data Protection Act
- H.R. 7024 (118th) Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
- H.R. 5988 (118th) United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act
- H.R. 3796 (118th) To provide for the extension of taxes funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the designation of certain airports as…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.