HR 8873 119th Congress
Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act
To recover unclaimed pandemic-era unemployment compensation funds held by financial institutions or escheated to State unclaimed property administrators, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-671.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-671.
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Engrossed in House
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Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4269-4272)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8873.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269-4270)
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269-4270)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Referred in Senate
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12410 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-671. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-671. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionEngrossed in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4269-4272) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8873. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269-4270) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37300 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269-4270) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 8000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H38310 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReferred in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks ActThis 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 mustcoordinate 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 that result in the cost-effective recovery of such payments,issue guidance to financial institutions on legal pathways for returning such payments, andissue guidance to state unclaimed property agencies on their obligation to review and return such payments.
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- Referred in SenateJul 13, 2026
- Engrossed in HouseJun 29, 2026
- Reported in HouseMay 29, 2026
- Introduced in HouseMay 19, 2026