# 119-hr-1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

119-hr-1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1156
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**10-year limit for prosecuting CARES-funded unemployment fraud.** This bill would add a 10-year statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement tied to fraud on unemployment benefits funded in whole or in part by Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 295 | 127 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- 10-year window to pursue pandemic unemployment fraud: benefit, medium. Prosecutors and agencies would have up to 10 years to bring cases tied to pandemic unemployment benefits. This would cover crimes and civil actions like fraud, identity theft, conspiracy, money laundering, and False Claims Act cases. It would apply to claims funded by Pandemic Unemployment Assistan…
- Rescinds $5 million in unused pandemic funds: cost, low. The government would rescind $5 million from unused CARES Act funds made available under a specific account. This would happen on the date of enactment. Agencies or programs that planned to use that money would have less funding. This would be a one-time change.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-591: Defending American Jobs and Investment Act
- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1156 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1156)

## Related
- [119-hr-591: Defending American Jobs and Investment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-591)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1156 (as of 2026-07-25).