SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
Key claim: The bill extends the statute of limitations to 10 years for fraud-based criminal and civil offenses involving the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund COVID-19 relief programs.
Abstract
(HR4495 · 119th Congress) SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act This bill extends the statute of limitations to 10 years for fraud-based criminal and civil offenses with respect to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund COVID-19 relief programs. Latest action (2025-12-02): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
Why this matters
Extending the fraud statute of limitations to 10 years gives DOJ and SBA-OIG a longer runway to bring criminal and civil cases tied to two of the largest COVID-era small-business relief programs, where investigations have often been slowed by document volume and shell-entity structures. For lenders, grant recipients, and their advisers, it lengthens the record-retention and litigation-exposure horizon for pandemic-era transactions.