S5551-118

Introduced

To extend the statute of limitations for offenses relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 17, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To extend the statute of limitations for offenses relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id260e6dd82ab74813ba4592ba4de49199: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fraudulent Covid Funds Recovery Act.
  • Section id0a133e17327d43c5af7d8791fbcbc52e: 2. Statute of limitations for offenses relating to pandemic-era programs In this section— the term pandemic-era law means— the Coronavirus Preparedness and...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To extend the statute of limitations for offenses relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To extend the statute of limitations for offenses relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 17, 2024

Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"pandemic-era program offense" §id0a133e17327d43c5af7d8791fbcbc52e

an offense involving conduct that relates to or involves— a program, project, or activity that was authorized or established by, or was carried out under, a pandemic-era law

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