{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-7334","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 7334","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"To extend the statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To extend the statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 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enforcement actions alleging borrower fraud involving certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loans and advances of the Small Business Administration.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr#HC4B1B9A352134CC68EC227DC480D8111:~:text=2.%20Extension%20of%20statute%20of%20limitations%20for"}]},"core_areas":["Statute of limitations for borrower fraud in COVID-19 economic injury disaster loans, EIDL advances and targeted EIDL advances"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 7(b) of the Small Business Act to require that any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging borrower fraud on a COVID-19 disaster loan made during the covered period be filed within 10 years after the offense was committed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr#HC4B1B9A352134CC68EC227DC480D8111:~:text=2.%20Extension%20of%20statute%20of%20limitations%20for"}},{"text":"Amends section 1110(e) of the CARES Act to require that any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging borrower fraud in the use of an EIDL advance be filed within 10 years after the offense was committed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr#HC4B1B9A352134CC68EC227DC480D8111:~:text=2.%20Extension%20of%20statute%20of%20limitations%20for"}},{"text":"Amends section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act to require that any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging borrower fraud in the use of targeted EIDL advance amounts be filed within 10 years after the offense was committed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr#HC4B1B9A352134CC68EC227DC480D8111:~:text=2.%20Extension%20of%20statute%20of%20limitations%20for"}},{"text":"Applies each of the new 10-year filing deadlines \"notwithstanding any other provision of law.\"","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr#HC4B1B9A352134CC68EC227DC480D8111:~:text=2.%20Extension%20of%20statute%20of%20limitations%20for"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act may be cited as the \"COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022.\"","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr#H69683B13747F4587A5B1DDB65B51DFDB:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7334/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-7334.png","v":"413d6f26d392","alt":"Votes on 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H.R. 7334, 117th Congress: COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022. House: 416 Yea, 3 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 5 Aug 2022."}}