Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2025 to Aug 4, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Jon Husted | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Ashley Moody | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| R-PA | David McCormick | Aug 4, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48447 | Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 119th Congress | Report | Jul 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend the statute of limitations for violations relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in Senate
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