Congress extends time to charge pandemic grant fraud to 10 years.
H.R. 4495 — SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act · Filed by Troy Downing (R-MT) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill extends the time to charge fraud for two grant programs. The programs are the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and the Restaurant Revitalization Grant. The time limit goes from the standard federal time to 10 years after the crime. The SBA and Department of Justice can now bring charges for fraud and related crimes.
Who it affects
People who got grants from these two programs may face charges for longer. Businesses that got real grants may see less fraud in the program. The SBA and Department of Justice get more time to look for fraud.
One thing to notice
The 10-year window covers grants given out in 2020 and 2021. People who got those grants now face charges for acts that happened under the old, shorter time limit.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Jul 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 17, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Small Business · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Small Business”
- Jul 22, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 22, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0”
- Dec 1, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4914-4916)”
- Dec 1, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Shuttered Venue Operators Grant — Money given to entertainment venues and theaters that closed during the health crisis.
- Restaurant Revitalization Grant — Money given to restaurants that struggled during the health crisis.
- fraud — Lying or tricking someone to get money or benefits that do not belong to you.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,478 characters) on Jul 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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