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