United States 119th Congress Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

S 1199 — SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act

Last action — Held at the desk.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

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Moderate

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

42 added · 96 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of the bill includes a new requirement for the Attorney General to submit reports to Congress every 90 days for five years regarding activities related to the shuttered venue operators and restaurant revitalization programs. These reports will detail the number of investigations and prosecutions initiated, the financial recovery from prosecutions, and other related metrics. This change establishes a structured oversight mechanism for monitoring the enforcement of these programs.

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1199 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
1199 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
134 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1199 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
1199 To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2025 Ms.
Ernst introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 30, 2025 Reported by Ms.
Ernst, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Shuttered Venue Operators.--Section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C.
9009a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators received under this section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Restaurant Revitalization.--Section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C.
9009c) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant received under this section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant received or applied for under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.
``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.
``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant received or applied for under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.
``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.
(c) Certain Economic Injury Disaster Loans.--Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
(c) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on activities of the Department of Justice relating to the shuttered venue operators program under section 324 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, (15 U.S.C.
636) is amended-- (1) by redesignating the matter appearing between paragraphs (12)(A) and (13) of subsection (a) and designated as subsection (b) (relating to deferred participation in loans) as subparagraph (B) and adjusting the margins 2 ems to the right;
9009a) and the restaurant revitalization program under section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C.
and (2) in the second subsection (b), relating to disaster loans-- (A) by inserting after ``(b)'' the following:
9009c), which shall include-- (1) the total number of investigations initiated, the total number of prosecutions initiated, the total dollar amount recovered by prosecutions, and the total number of referrals and source of such referrals;
``Federal Disaster Loans.--'';
and (2) with respect to such programs-- (A) the number of investigations initiated, the number of prosecutions initiated, and the disposition of each prosecution;
and (B) by striking the second paragraph (16), relating to the statute of limitations, and inserting the following:
(B) the number of prosecutions and the number of investigations of applicants of such programs in each State and territory based on the address listed on the application of the entity that is the subject of an investigation or prosecution;
``(17) Statute of limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, in which a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a loan made under this subsection in response to COVID-19 during the covered period (as defined in section 1110(a) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C.
(C) the number of referrals-- (i) from the Department of Justice;
9009(a))) shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.''.
and (ii) from sources other than the Department of Justice, such as the Inspector General of another agency;
(d) Paycheck Protection Program.--Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
and (D) the disposition of each referral described in subparagraph (C), specifically whether the referral resulted in prosecution or declination.
636(a)(36)) is amended by striking subparagraph (W) and inserting the following:
Passed the Senate April 29, 2026.
``(W) Statute of limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, in which a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.''.
Attest:
(e) Paycheck Protection Program Second Draw Loans.--Section 7(a)(37) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
Secretary.
636(a)(37)) is amended by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the following:
119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
``(P) Statute of limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, in which a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.''.
1199 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
Calendar No.
134 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1199 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ July 30, 2025 Reported with an amendment
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The bill extends the statute of limitations for fraud claims related to the Shuttered Venue Operators and Restaurant Revitalization programs to 10 years.

  • 15 U.S.C. 9009a

    (g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.

    This adds a 10-year statute of limitations for fraud cases related to shuttered venue operators grants.

  • 15 U.S.C. 9009c

    (d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant under this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.

    This adds a 10-year statute of limitations for fraud cases related to restaurant revitalization grants.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

  3. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  4. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  5. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.

  7. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

  8. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

  9. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

  10. Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2107-2108)

  11. The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

  12. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  13. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2108)

  14. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  15. Received in the House.

  16. Held at the desk.

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Who sponsors S 1199?
S 1199 is sponsored by Ernst, Joni (Republican) and McCormick, David (Republican).
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