119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 10, 2025
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
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Latest action (Mar 13, 2025): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 10, 2025)
Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for federal criminal charges or civil enforcement actions for fraud related to several unemployment insurance programs that were established during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The extension applies to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The bill extends the statute of limitations for (1) criminal charges related to fraud, including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud; and (2) civil actions involving false claims. However, the bill does not apply to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action if the applicable statute of limitations expired before the date of the bill's enactment.
Additionally, the bill rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the Department of Labor for anti-fraud and program integrity activities.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Mar 11, 2025 · Roll call 68 · Passed
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 295 - 127 (Roll no. 68). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1093-1094) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 295 - 127 (Roll no. 68). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1093-1094) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1124)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1156, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Davis (IL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1156.
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156 and H.R. 1968. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156, and H.R. 1968 under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 211. (consideration: CR H1093-1099)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 211 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156 and H.R. 1968. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156, and H.R. 1968 under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Cardiovascular and respiratory health · Emergency medical services and trauma care · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Infectious and parasitic diseases · State and local finance · Unemployment
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-6.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-6.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
25 citations.
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$216,377
Spent on own lobbying
…Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UWC · lobbying firm or registrant: UWC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
Amount not reported
Supported HR 1156 and other legislation to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud and to create a task force to address Fraudulent claims and bank deposits
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jun 28, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$5,250
Paid to lobbying firm
Supported H.R. 1156 - the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unempl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$195,922
Spent on own lobbying
…Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$5,250
Paid to lobbying firm
Supported H.R. 1156 - the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unempl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UWC · lobbying firm or registrant: UWC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
Amount not reported
Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$202,212
Spent on own lobbying
…Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$5,250
Paid to lobbying firm
Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UWC · lobbying firm or registrant: UWC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 6, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
Amount not reported
Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Unemployment
$7,500
Paid to lobbying firm
Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Unemployment
$6,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$76,945
Spent on own lobbying
…Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R. 5408, S. 8…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UWC · lobbying firm or registrant: UWC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 1, 2025 · issue area: Unemployment
Amount not reported
Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Res 14Budget Reconciliation Framework S. 269Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act S. 766Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act S. 872Stop Secret Spending Act H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act HR 1388Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act Earmark Ban H.R. 580Unfounded Mandates Accountability and Transparency A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…CFPB Oversight HR 3507YIMBY Act CFPB-2024-0021-0001Fees Imposed in Residential Mortgage Transactions (RIN 3064-ZA42)Request for Information on Deposit Policies H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act H. J. Res. 25Congressional disapproval of the IRS digital asset sales rule GENIUS ActSuccessor to Credit Card Compet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vestment Act of 2025 H.R. 581/S. 169, Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 H.R. 1000, Cyber PIVOTT Act H.R. 1119, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 H.R. 1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act H.R. 1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$111,203
Spent on own lobbying
…Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; S. 844, Faster…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UWC · lobbying firm or registrant: UWC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Unemployment
Amount not reported
Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
UWC · lobbying firm or registrant: UWC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 24, 2025 · issue area: Unemployment
Amount not reported
Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Res 14Budget Reconciliation Framework S. 269Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act S. 766Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act S. 872Stop Secret Spending Act H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act HR 1388Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…CFPB Oversight HR 3507YIMBY Act CFPB-2024-0021-0001Fees Imposed in Residential Mortgage Transactions (RIN 3064-ZA42)Request for Information on Deposit Policies H.R. 1156Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act H. J. Res. 25Congressional disapproval of the IRS digital asset sales rule Successor to Credit Card Competition Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL) · lobbying firm or registrant: SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…supportive statement on the EO. Defending Americas Innovators Memorandum: Issued supportive statements on aspects of the memorandum. Government Accountability H.R. 1156, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act: Supported this bill to extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting and recouping stolen COVID-19 unempl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$19,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vestment Act of 2025 H.R. 581/S. 169, Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 H.R. 1000, Cyber PIVOTT Act H.R. 1119, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 H.R. 1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under ch…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 20, 2025 · issue area: Unemployment
$7,500
Paid to lobbying firm
Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; S. 844, Faster…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing