I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1156 
To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud 
under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. BEAN of 
Florida, Mr. MORAN, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. CAREY, Mr. 
MILLER of Ohio, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. SMITH 
of Nebraska, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. 
KUSTOFF, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. 
ESTES, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. 
ARRINGTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. FISCHBACH, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limita-
tions for fraud under certain unemployment programs, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pandemic Unemploy-
ment Fraud Enforcement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR 
FRAUD BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER CERTAIN UN-
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and subject to paragraph (2), any 
criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for 
a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 
641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, 
or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 
3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with 
respect to any unemployment compensation claim 
funded in whole or in part by pandemic unemploy-
ment assistance under this section shall be brought 
not later than 10 years after the date of the viola-
tion or conspiracy. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to a criminal prosecution or civil 
enforcement action if the statute of limitations appli-
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cable to such criminal prosecution or civil enforce-
ment action expired prior to the date of enactment 
of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement 
Act.’’. 
(b) FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION AND MIXED EARNER UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION.—Section 2104(f) of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9023(f)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and subject to subpara-
graph (B), any criminal prosecution or civil en-
forcement action for a violation of, or con-
spiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 
1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 
of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 
or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with 
respect to any unemployment compensation 
claim funded in whole or in part by Federal 
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or 
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation 
under this section shall be brought not later 
than 10 years after the date of the violation or 
conspiracy. 
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‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply with respect to a criminal pros-
ecution or civil enforcement action if the statute 
of limitations applicable to such criminal pros-
ecution or civil enforcement action expired prior 
to the date of enactment of the Pandemic Un-
employment Fraud Enforcement Act.’’. 
(c) PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION.—Section 2107(e) of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9025(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and subject to subpara-
graph (B), any criminal prosecution or civil en-
forcement action for a violation of, or con-
spiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 
1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 
of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 
or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with 
respect to any unemployment compensation 
claim funded in whole or in part by pandemic 
emergency unemployment compensation under 
this section shall be brought not later than 10 
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years after the date of the violation or con-
spiracy. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply with respect to a criminal pros-
ecution or civil enforcement action if the statute 
of limitations applicable to such criminal pros-
ecution or civil enforcement action expired prior 
to the date of enactment of the Pandemic Un-
employment Fraud Enforcement Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. BUDGET OFFSET. 
Out of the unobligated balances of amounts made 
available by section 2118(a) of title II of division A of 
Public Law 116–136, as added by section 9032 of Public 
Law 117–2, $5,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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