S 9135 — Enacts the "fraudulent claims reduction and unlawful deception act"
Congress · introduced 2026-02-05
Enacts the "fraudulent claims reduction and unlawful deception act" or "FRAUD act"; establishes the crimes of staging a construction site accident for insurance fraud and auto insurance fraud involving staged collisions and fabricated claims; provides for enhanced penalties and enforcement for construction site and auto claims fraud.
Latest action: 2026-02-05 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Jeremy Cooney (—, NY-56) — sponsor · 2026-02-05
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Nathalia Fernandez (—, NY-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Andrew Gounardes (—, NY-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, NY-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- James Skoufis (—, NY-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Sam Sutton (—, NY-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO CODES
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | Andrew Gounardes | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | Nathalia Fernandez | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | James Skoufis | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | Sam Sutton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | Luis R. Sepúlveda | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | Jeremy Cooney | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Cooney (—, state_upper NY-56) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Gounardes (—, state_upper NY-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | James Skoufis (—, state_upper NY-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, state_upper NY-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nathalia Fernandez (—, state_upper NY-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Sam Sutton (—, state_upper NY-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-02-05 · cosponsored by Andrew Gounardes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-05 · cosponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-05 · cosponsored by Nathalia Fernandez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-05 · cosponsored by James Skoufis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-05 · sponsored by Jeremy Cooney (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-05 · cosponsored by Sam Sutton (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-05 · cosponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (cosponsor) · sponsorship