Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1156 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1156 To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2025 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Moran, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Carey, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Steube, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Kustoff, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Estes, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Fischbach, and Mr. Schweikert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FRAUD BY

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FRAUD BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. (a) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.--Section 2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: ``(h) Statute of Limitations.-- ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to paragraph (2), any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any unemployment compensation claim funded in whole or in part by pandemic unemployment assistance under this section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action if the statute of limitations applicable to such criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action expired prior to the date of enactment of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act.''. (b) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation.--Section 2104(f) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Statute of limitations.-- ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subparagraph (B), any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any unemployment compensation claim funded in whole or in part by Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation under this

section shall be brought not later than 10 years after

section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action if the statute of limitations applicable to such criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action expired prior to the date of enactment of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act.''. (c) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--Section 2107(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Statute of limitations.-- ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subparagraph (B), any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any unemployment compensation claim funded in whole or in part by pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under this section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action if the statute of limitations applicable to such criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action expired prior to the date of enactment of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act.''.

SEC. 3. BUDGET OFFSET.

SEC. 3. BUDGET OFFSET. Out of the unobligated balances of amounts made available by

section 2118(a) of title II of division A of Public Law 116-136, as

section 2118(a) of title II of division A of Public Law 116-136, as added by section 9032 of Public Law 117-2, $5,000,000 are hereby rescinded.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.