Tag: pandemic response accountability committee

Key House Panel Approves Bill to Help States Prosecute COVID Unemployment Fraud, Extends US Statute of Limitations

March 1, 2023
house ways and means committeeMichael Horowitzpandemic response accountability committeeProtecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud ActRep. Jason SmithUS
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House Ways and Means Committee members approved legislation on Feb. 28 that provides states new incentives to go after an estimated $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and extending the federal statute of limitations on prosecution of such crimes. The “Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” was introduced in the House…

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Key House Panel Approves Bill to Help States Prosecute COVID Unemployment Fraud

March 1, 2023
house ways and means committeeMichael Horowitzpandemic response accountability committeeProtecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud ActRep. Jason SmithUS
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House Ways and Means Committee members approved legislation on Feb. 28 that provides states new incentives to go after an estimated $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and extending the federal statute of limitations on prosecution of such crimes. The “Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” was introduced in the House…

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More Than 80 Cities, Counties Using Federal Pandemic Aid to Fund Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs

December 16, 2022
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There are at least 82 municipalities across 29 states now engaged in guaranteed income experiments, including more than 70 with pilot programs created within the past year, according to a coalition of more than 100 American mayors promoting the concept. Mayors for Guaranteed Income, and proponents among municipal officials nationwide, are encouraging local governments to…

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