119th Congress
S. 121
Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (17)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Added later (15)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Feb 19, 2025
- John Kennedy (R-LA) · Feb 24, 2025
- Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Feb 24, 2025
- Ron Johnson (R-WI) · Feb 24, 2025
- Thom Tillis (R-NC) · Feb 24, 2025
- G000359 · Feb 27, 2025
- John Cornyn (R-TX) · Feb 27, 2025
- Jon Husted (R-OH) · Feb 27, 2025
- Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Mar 5, 2025
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Mar 5, 2025
- Mike Lee (R-UT) · Mar 10, 2025
- Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Apr 1, 2025
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Jan 8, 2026
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Jan 8, 2026
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Aug 4, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate