H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Jason Smith [R-MO-08]
Cosponsors: 25 · 25 Republicans
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Committee: Ways and Means Committee
Latest action: Mar 13, 2025 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.

IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
Passed the HouseMar 11, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for federal criminal charges or civil enforcement actions for fraud related to several unemployment insurance programs that were established during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The extension applies to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The bill extends the statute of limitations for (1) criminal charges related to fraud, including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud; and (2) civil actions involving false claims. However, the bill does not apply to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action if the applicable statute of limitations expired before the date of the bill's enactment.

Additionally, the bill rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the Department of Labor for anti-fraud and program integrity activities.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1156 as introduced in House on Feb 10, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 68

House Mar 11, 2025

On Passage

Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

Passed

295 Yea 127 Nay 10 not voting

Crossed both parties 83 of 422 voting members broke with their own party: 83 Democrats.

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All members432 members

Democratic214 members

Independent1 member

Republican217 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors25 · 25 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1156 and vote against it. 25 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 68

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors25 · 25 Republicans

H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 68

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors25 · 25 Republicans

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