House Passes Bill Incentivizing States to Claw Back Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits

House Passes Bill Incentivizing States to Claw Back Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits
In this photo illustration, a person files an application for unemployment benefits in Arlington, Va., on April 16, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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The House voted on May 11 to pass legislation aimed at incentivizing states to claw back fraudulently paid unemployment benefits made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bill, H. R. 1163, known as the “Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” passed in a 230–200 vote, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans in voting for the legislation.
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