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H.R. 4190: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act

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H.R. 4190: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-25 · Labor and Employment · Latest: 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] · 28 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Josh Harder (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Young Kim (R-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), David G. Valadao (R-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Brad Finstad (R-MN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4190 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117