A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- Awaiting Senate
- On Senate calendar
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
The SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act aims to extend the statute of limitations for fraud related to specific pandemic programs. It focuses on Shuttered Venue Operators and the Restaurant Revitalization program. The act updates the timeline for filing criminal prosecutions or civil enforcement actions. Specifically, it establishes a 10-year window from the date of a violation or conspiracy. This legislation modifies existing laws within the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The act provides a longer window for the government to recover funds lost to fraud in pandemic relief programs.
- Scored +3
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
Extending the statute of limitations allows for better enforcement and recovery of fraudulent grant funds.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Would business owners be better off under this?
Business owners participating in these programs face a longer window of potential legal liability for fraud.
- Scored -2
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The bill extends the period during which individuals can be held liable for past actions, potentially impacting legal certainty.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Extended window for legal action regarding Shuttered Venue Operators: This provision allows criminal prosecution or civil enforcement actions to be filed up to 10 years after a violation or conspiracy occurs regarding grants for shuttered venue operators (Section 2(a)).
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Extended window for legal action regarding Restaurant Revitalization: This provision allows criminal prosecution or civil enforcement actions to be filed up to 10 years after a violation or conspiracy occurs regarding restaurant revitalization grants (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are detailed within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — Extending the statute of limitations allows for better enforcement and recovery of fraudulent grant funds. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The act provides a longer window for the government to recover funds lost to fraud in pandemic relief programs.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Business owners participating in these programs face a longer window of potential legal liability for fraud.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill extends the period during which individuals can be held liable for past actions, potentially impacting legal certainty.
In the queue for a floor vote, with no date set
- 12/2/2025
- Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
- 12/1/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4914-4916)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4914-4916)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4495.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4914-4916)
- Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 8/15/2025
- Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-226.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
- 7/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Herbert ConawayDemocrat · New Jersey
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia