2025: Fitzpatrick Voted To Extend The Authority For Enforcement Of
Unemployment Fraud Related To COVID-19 And To Rescind $5 Million in
Funding For Fraud Detection And Ensuring Access To Benefits. In March
2025, Fitzpatrick voted for , according to Congressional Quarterly, "the
bill that would extend the federal statute of limitations for
prosecution and civil enforcement actions regarding fraud related to the
temporary federal unemployment programs enacted during the coronavirus
pandemic from five years to 10 years. It would also rescind $5 million
in mandatory unobligated funding provided to the Department of Labor
under the 2020 CARES Act to detect and prevent fraud as well as to
ensure equitable access to, and timely payment of unemployment
benefits." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote
of 295 to 127. [House Vote 68,
3/11/25; Congressional
Quarterly, 3/11/25;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
1156]