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Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act
A bill to extend the statute of limitations for violations relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years.
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- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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