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H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Monday, March 10, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 1156PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 119-6PDF

Report from the Committee on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 1156

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on Monday, March 10, 2025.

MANAGERS: Fischbach/McGovern

1. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 25. 

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution. 

3. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. 

4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. 

5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. 

6. Provides one motion to recommit. 

7. Closed rule for H.R. 1156. 

8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

9. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. 

12. Provides one motion to recommit. 

13. Closed rule for H.R. 1968. 

14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

15. Provides that the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

16. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. 

18. Provides one motion to recommit. 

19. Provides that each day for the remainder of the first session of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act with respect to a joint resolution terminating a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Davis (IL)(link is external)DemocratAmends the bill to limit the extended statute of limitations to cases with an expected recovery of at least $100,000 to ensure that the focus remains on criminal rings and large-scale fraud rather than overpayments due to state or individual error.Submitted
2Version 1Chu (CA)(link is external), DelBene (WA)DemocratExtends the current five-year statute of limitations by six additional months, and provides for an extension to the full 10 years only if, by the end of those six months, the President either 1) reappoints to the position of DOL Inspector General the person who served in that position on January 23, 2025, or 2) appoints, and the Senate confirms, another individual to serve as DOL IG.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 41

Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Scott (GA)
Yea
Mr. Griffith
Yea
Mr. Jack
Yea
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay