S 2742
117th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Recovering Fraudulent Claims Act
Introduced: September 14, 2021
Introduced by:
Thune, John
Republican
· South Dakota
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2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6502-6503)
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Recovering Fraudulent Claims Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice to establish the COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force. The task force must investigate fraud related to COVID-19 unemployment insurance benefits, including fraud involving identity theft.
The Government Accountability Office must study COVID-19 unemployment insurance fraud, including whether available funds are being utilized or underutilized by states to prevent fraud and recover fraudulent payments.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6502-6503)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1