H.R. 8873 · 119th Congress · pending

Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Latest official action 2026-07-13 · Referred

The bill, briefly

Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act This bill extends 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 bill also establishes a task force to locate fraudulent payments and develop strategies to recover such payments. 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 (currently subject to a 5-year statute of limitations); and (2) civil actions involving false claims (currently subject to a 6-year statute of limitations). 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. The task force established by this bill must coordinate with state agencies to identify federal pandemic unemployment compensation payments held by financial institutions and other entities or held by state agencies responsible for unclaimed property, coordinate with federal agencies to develop model processes t…

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-29

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Politicians behind the bill

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Sponsor

Beth Van Duyne

House · TX District 24 · Republican

$1,208,016PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Thomas R. Suozzi

House · NY District 3 · Democratic

$1,592,294PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Randy Feenstra

House · IA District 4 · Republican

$563,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026

2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000

Beth Van Duyne · Sponsor · $10,000

Thomas R. Suozzi · Cosponsor · $10,000

Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000