Search Results: keywords:"unemployment fraud"

  • H. R. 1156 — To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
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    H.R. 1156, called the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," amends the CARES Act to extend the time limit for pursuing legal action against fraud related to certain COVID-19 unemployment programs. Under this bill, authorities would have up to 10 years to initiate...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, Congress wants to make sure people who cheated and took extra money from COVID-19 job help programs can be caught and punished for a longer time, up to 10 years. They're also taking $5,000,000 from some leftover money to help cover costs, but it's not clear exactly why or what it will be used for.

  • H. R. 1156 — To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported in House
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    H.R. 1156, known as the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," aims to extend the time limits for prosecuting fraud related to unemployment programs established during the COVID-19 pandemic. It allows these prosecutions to be initiated up to 10 years after the alleged...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill H.R. 1156 is about giving more time (up to 10 years) to catch and punish people who tricked the system during the COVID-19 pandemic to get unemployment money they didn't deserve. It also takes back $5 million that was planned to be used for something else, but it doesn't clearly say what that money was for.