H.R. 1156

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1156 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 29
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1156

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 12, 2025

Received; read the first time

March 13, 2025

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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AN ACT

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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Unemployment Fraud 
Enforcement Act''.

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 
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.

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 
added by section 9032 of Public Law 117-2, $5,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 29

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1156

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud 
under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

March 13, 2025

Read the second time and placed on the calendar