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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6502-6503)
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6502-6503)
Labor and Employment
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesState and local government operationsUnemployment
Recovering Fraudulent Claims Act
USA117th CongressS-2742| Senate
| Updated: 9/14/2021
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.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesState and local government operationsUnemployment