Sen. Todd Young’s legislation to recover billions in COVID relief fraud advances

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The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship recently passed the Complete COVID Collections Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to ensure that billions of stolen taxpayer dollars are recovered.

Young and Ernst introduced the bill after the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) warned its authority was expiring and fraudsters would get away with stealing more than $200 billion.

“Programs designed to provide relief to our small businesses were repeatedly taken advantage of, leaving small businesses hurting and taxpayers on the hook,” Sen. Young said. “I’m glad to see this effort to recover taxpayer dollars and protect Americans from fraud and abuse pass out of committee. I look forward to voting for this bill on the Senate floor.”

Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and John Curtis (R-Utah) also co-sponsored the legislation.

Click here to read the full text of the legislation.