House Votes 352-72 to Make Trump Fraud Division Permanent With 140 Democrats
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
House Votes 352-72 to Make Trump Fraud Division Permanent With 140 Democrats
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
A 352-72 House vote on Wednesday approved legislation to permanently establish the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, with more than 140 Democrats joining all Republicans.
The bill would turn a January 2026 Trump-created unit into law, locking in a division aimed at fraud involving the federal government, federally funded programs and private citizens.
Minnesota's social-program fraud scandal has become the division's highest-profile backdrop after Vice President JD Vance referred Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison for possible investigation.
Democratic backers including Hakeem Jeffries and Jamie Raskin framed the measure as acceptable despite arguing DOJ already had fraud-fighting capacity, while Republicans cast it as a needed response to wasted taxpayer money.
The lopsided vote gives Trump's anti-fraud push rare bipartisan support even as both parties keep fighting over whether the division is a neutral enforcement tool or a political weapon.
Will the massive new data-driven fraud division successfully recover billions in stolen taxpayer funds, or just create more federal bureaucracy?
How will the government's aggressive new anti-fraud hub use advanced data analytics to target everyday healthcare providers and corporate businesses?
Could fast-tracking whistleblower complaints and freezing state program enrollments accidentally penalize legitimate businesses caught in the crossfire of this massive crackdown?