3.0.0 4190 2022-12-31T04:58:37Z 2022-12-31T04:58:37Z House HR 2021-06-25 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 111 (Friday, June 25, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. STEEL:H.R. 4190.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3156]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-06-25T13:01:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-06-25T13:01:45Z 2021-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001135 Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] Michelle Steel R CA 48 N M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 2021-06-25 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2021-06-25 True L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2021-06-25 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2021-06-25 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2021-06-25 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 50 2021-06-25 True G000061 Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] Mike Garcia R CA 25 2021-06-25 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2021-06-25 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2021-06-25 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2021-06-25 True K000397 Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] Young Kim R CA 39 2021-06-28 False S001212 Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] Pete Stauber R MN 8 2021-06-28 False G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2021-06-28 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2021-06-30 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2021-06-30 False O000019 Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] Jay Obernolte R CA 8 2021-06-30 False M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10] Lisa McClain R MI C. 10 2021-07-09 False L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2021-07-20 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2021-07-20 False N000026 Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] Troy Nehls R TX E. 22 2021-07-20 False J000020 Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Jacobs R NY 27 2021-07-20 False L000595 Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] Julia Letlow R LA 5 2021-07-22 False J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2021-07-26 False M001186 Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] Peter Meijer R MI 3 2021-07-26 False B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2021-07-27 False C001128 Rep. Conway, Connie [R-CA-22] Connie Conway R CA 22 2022-09-30 False M000871 Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] Tracey Mann R KS 1 2022-09-30 False F000475 Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] Brad Finstad R MN 1 2022-10-28 False Labor and Employment Border security and unlawful immigration Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government trust funds Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations State and local finance State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Telephone and wireless communication Unemployment User charges and fees Labor and Employment 00 2021-06-25 Introduced in House 2022-06-23T15:33:41Z Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act

This bill creates several requirements for states to address fraudulent claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), temporarily increases penalties for fraud related to PUA, and requires each state to establish a hotline for victims of unemployment fraud.

Specifically, the bill requires states to

  • cross reference PUA claims with federal and state prison records and E-Verify to ensure that claimants are eligible for PUA,
  • submit to the Department of Labor plans to recover fraudulently obtained PUA,
  • develop an anti-fraud task force to investigate and recover fraudulently obtained PUA,
  • make restitution to Labor for the amount of any overpayment of PUA made by the state, and
  • establish a hotline designed to encourage individuals who are victims of unemployment fraud and have received an incorrect statement of unemployment compensation to report that fraud.

The bill also temporarily enhances the maximum penalty for fraud related to PUA through December 31, 2021, so that the offense is classified as fraud in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency and punishable by up to 30 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000,000, or both.

]]> Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To impose anti-fraud requirements with respect to certain unemployment benefits authorized under the CARES Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4190ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4190ih.xml 2021-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.