Law enforcement can request benefit records without a warrant.
H.R. 10326 — PROOF Act · Filed by Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill lets the Attorney General ask states for data. The data is about people who get help like Medicaid and food stamps. States must give this data when asked. The data must be locked with codes and used only for fraud cases. The Attorney General must tell Congress each year how many requests were made. The Attorney General must also report how many people were convicted.
Who it affects
Millions of people who get help are affected. Their data held by states can now go to law enforcement. No judge's order is needed.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General can ask for records with only a written note. No judge's warrant is needed and no proof that one person did wrong. The bill lets the Attorney General add any other program to the list without asking Congress.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 310)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Attorney General — The top law enforcement official for the nation.
- Medicaid — A program that pays for health care for people with low pay.
- fraud — Lying or cheating to get money or help that a person should not get.
- warrant — A written order from a judge that lets police search or take something.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,134 characters) on Sep 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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