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HR 184

A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study evaluating Pennsylvania's trespassing laws, including the enforcement of those laws, with the goal of effectively deterring trespassing on private property.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Bud Cook and 3 co-sponsors

Urges Congress to pass H.R.1156 to extend the pandemic unemployment fraud statute of limitations from 5 to 10 years, letting prosecutors pursue older cases and recover funds.

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Bill Summary · HR 184

Summary — HR 184

Title: A resolution to urge the United States Congress to swiftly pass House Bill 1156, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Classification: Resolution (non‑binding)
Introduced: January 3, 2025
Current status: Referred to Committee on Government Operations (introduced; committee referral pending)
Related bill: HCR 190 (companion)

Purpose and intent

HR 184 is a non‑binding resolution urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 1156 (Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act). The resolution cites large-scale fraud in pandemic-era unemployment insurance programs and argues Congress should extend the federal enforcement timeline so investigators and prosecutors have sufficient time to investigate complex, multi‑jurisdictional fraud schemes and recover stolen taxpayer funds.

Key provisions of this resolution

  • Formally urges the U.S. Congress to promptly enact H.R. 1156.
  • Recites findings and examples (e.g., estimated pandemic UI fraud nationwide and state figures cited for Michigan) to justify the request.
  • Requests that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the state’s congressional delegation (the Michigan delegation is specifically referenced in the text).

Note: as a resolution, HR 184 itself does not change statutory law or appropriations; it is an expression of the legislative body’s position and seeks to influence federal action.

What H.R. 1156 would do (as described in the resolution)

  • Extend the federal statute of limitations for prosecuting non‑capital offenses related to pandemic unemployment fraud from 5 years to 10 years.
  • Rationale: pandemic‑era fraud investigations often involve identity theft, interstate organized crime, money laundering and complex financial tracing that can take many years; a longer statute of limitations would avoid expiration of prosecutable cases before completion.

Who would be affected

  • Law enforcement and prosecutors (Federal and state partners) — would gain a longer window to investigate and prosecute pandemic UI fraud if H.R. 1156 is enacted.
  • Taxpayers and state unemployment funds — potentially greater opportunity to recover misused funds and deter future fraud.
  • Defendants — extension of the prosecution window has implications for defendants’ exposure to criminal charges and potential due‑process or evidentiary considerations.
  • Congress — asked to change federal criminal procedure via H.R. 1156.

Potential impact and considerations

  • Practical impact depends entirely on enactment of H.R. 1156; HR 184 itself merely urges action.
  • If H.R. 1156 passes, prosecutors could pursue older, complex pandemic‑fraud cases and may increase recoveries; supporters argue this strengthens accountability and deterrence.
  • Opponents or civil‑liberties advocates might raise concerns about extending criminal exposure periods, evidentiary degradation over time, and retroactivity for past conduct.
  • No direct fiscal appropriation is made by HR 184; any costs for additional investigations/prosecutions or recoveries would depend on federal/state implementation.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • HR 184 was introduced Jan 3, 2025 and is classified as a resolution.
  • Current procedural status: referred to the Committee on Government Operations (next action would be committee consideration, possible adoption for transmittal).
  • Sponsors (selected primaries and cosponsors listed in the filing): primary sponsors include Tom McClintock, Arlene Beckles, Segun Adeyina, Dewey McClain, Gabe Okoye, Jason Woolford; many additional cosponsors are listed.

If you’d like, I can:
- Summarize the exact text of H.R. 1156 (federal bill) if you provide it or I locate it, or
- Draft a short one‑page briefing you could send to congressional staff summarizing the arguments for and against extending the statute of limitations.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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