SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act

Bill: 119-hr-4495
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2025-07-17
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Small Business Administration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-08-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 184 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4495 [Report No. 119–226] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself and Mr. Conaway ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business August 15, 2025 Additional sponsor: Mr. Vindman August 15, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act . 2. Statute of limitations for certain programs (a) Shuttered venue operators Section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Statute of limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. . (b) Restaurant revitalization Section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Statute of limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. .

August 15, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4495 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself and Mr. Conaway ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act . 2. Statute of limitations for certain programs (a) Shuttered venue operators Section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Statute of limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. . (b) Restaurant revitalization Section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Statute of limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy. .