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Accountability Doesn’t Expire Act
To amend the CARES Act to extend the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, and to require such Committee submit a report on the extension of statute of limitations for Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Summary
This bill extends the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee from 2025 to 2030, allowing the oversight body established under the CARES Act to continue operations for an additional five years. The bill requires the Committee to submit a report to Congress by September 30, 2030 analyzing the impact of statute of limitations extensions that were granted for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022. The report will assess how these statute of limitations extensions have affected enforcement and accountability for PPP loans.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
Actions (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Zinke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the CARES Act to extend the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, and to require such Committee submit a report on the extension of statute of limitations for Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Accountability Doesn’t Expire Act”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE.
Section 15010(k) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 5 U.S.C. 424 note) is amended by striking “2025” and inserting “2030”.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOANS.
Not later than September 30, 2030, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee shall submit to Congress a report on the impact of each extension of the applicable statute of limitations for loans made under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) pursuant to the PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-166). <all>
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