Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (H.R. 1156)

• •Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for criminal and civil fraud enforcement related to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
• •Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for fraud enforcement related to Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation.
• •Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for fraud enforcement related to Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
• •The 10-year limit applies to specific federal crimes including conspiracy, theft of government property, identity theft, wire fraud, and money laundering.
• •The extension does not apply to cases where the existing statute of limitations had already expired before the bill's enactment.
• •Rescinds $5 million in unobligated funds from previous pandemic relief legislation (Public Law 116-136 and Public Law 117-2) to offset costs.
• •The provisions take effect immediately upon the date of the bill's enactment.

The bill increases the window for the government to pursue legal action against individuals suspected of pandemic unemployment fraud to 10 years from the date of the violation.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.