S 121

Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act

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.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Cosponsors
16
Policy area
Health
Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-01-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-01-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2025-01-16: Introduced in Senate