Extends to 10 years the deadline for federal criminal and civil cases over fraud involving pandemic-era unemployment benefits, and rescinds $5 million in unspent COVID-era funds to offset the cost.

• Sets a 10-year limit for bringing criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement actions over fraud tied to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claims
• Covers violations and conspiracies under listed federal criminal statutes and False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies provisions, counted from the date of the violation or conspiracy
• Does not revive cases whose existing limitations period had already expired before the bill's enactment
• Rescinds $5,000,000 in unobligated balances from COVID-era funding made available under the CARES Act as amended

• Ways and Means Committee (House)

Labor and Employment