SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act — H. R. 4495 (119th Congress, 1st Session)
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A bill, H. R. 4495, of the 119th Congress, 1st Session, introduced in the House of Representatives on July 17, 2025 by Downing (for himself and Conaway) and referred to the Committee on Small Business, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes. Section 1 gives the short title, the SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act. Section 2 amends the provisions on shuttered venue operators grants and restaurant revitalization grants by adding statute of limitations paragraphs, under which criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement actions for violations of listed sections of title 18 or title 31, United States Code, shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.
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- Congressional materials
- Document type
- 407288 2025 07 21 Committee On Small Business Activity The Week Of J Att1
- Date
- 2025-07-21
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- 407288 2025 07 21 Committee On Small Business Activity The Week Of J Att1
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“SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act — H. R. 4495 (119th Congress, 1st Session).”
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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 4495
To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic
programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 17, 2025
Mr. DOWNING (for himself and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain
pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SBA Fraud Enforce-
5 ment Extension Act’’.
6 SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRO-
7 GRAMS.
8 (a) SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS.—Section 324
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1 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a) is amended by adding at the end
2 the following:
3 ‘‘(g) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding
4 any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or
5 civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy
6 to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341,
7 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States
8 Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States
9 Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue opera-
10 tors under this section shall be filed not later than 10
11 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.’’.
12 (b) RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION.—Section 5003 of
13 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c)
14 is amended by adding at the end the following:
15 ‘‘(d) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding
16 any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or
17 civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy
18 to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341,
19 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States
20 Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States
21 Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant
22 under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years
23 after the date of the violation or conspiracy.’’.
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