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Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-10
Introduced
25
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Jason Smith
Jason Smith
Republican · MO · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (601 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (25)

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.

2025-03-13

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Plain-English Summary

Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for federal criminal charges or civil enforcement actions for fraud related to several unemployment insurance programs that were established during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension applies to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The bill extends the statute of limitations for (1) criminal charges related to fraud, including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud; and (2) civil actions involving false claims. However, the bill does not apply to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action if the applicable statute of limitations expired before the date of the bill's enactment. Additionally, the bill rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the Department of Labor for anti-fraud and program integrity activities.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Labor and Employment
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