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Text of Senate Amendment 5440

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On 2026-04-29, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5440" in the Senate. The speech addressed labor policy. It referenced legislation including S2137, S1199.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5440

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2137] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5440. Ms. ERNST proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1199, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act''. SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Shuttered Venue Operators.--Section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''. (b) Restaurant Revitalization.--Section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5440 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2137] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5440. Ms. ERNST proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1199, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act''. SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Shuttered Venue Operators.--Section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''. (b) Restaurant Revitalization.--Section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''. ______