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Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-16
Introduced
17
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James Lankford
James Lankford
Republican · OK · Senator
Votes with party: 76.5% (884 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-01-16

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Plain-English Summary

Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act This bill extends the statute of limitations (i.e., time limit for bringing a legal action) to 10 years for criminal and civil violations involving specified COVID-19 pandemic relief programs, such as violations involving fraudulent activity. Under current law, the statute of limitations is generally five years for violations concerning these pandemic-era programs. The Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program currently have 10-year statutes of limitations relating to program fraud.

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