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Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act

Bill Number
S. 121
Origin Chamber
Senate
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Health
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-01-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Updated
2026-01-09T12:03:22Z

Official 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.

Sponsor

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Cosponsors (16)

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

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