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DemocratSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 5441· Senate(119-SAMDT-5441)

To require a report on Department of Justice activity relating to certain programs.

Rep. Markey
Age: 80 years
Massachusetts
Introduced
4/29/2026
Last activity
4/29/2026 — Amendment SA 5441 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsored by
Edward Markey
Cosponsors
None
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-5440
On the bill
119-S-1199 — SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

SA 5441 is an amendment proposed by Ms. Ernst for Mr. Markey to bill S. 1199. The purpose of this amendment is to add a reporting requirement for the Attorney General.

The amendment aims to add the following to the bill:

  • The Attorney General must submit a report to Congress every 90 days, starting no later than 90 days after the Act is enacted, for a total of 5 years.

  • These reports must cover Department of Justice activities regarding the restaurant revitalization program and the shuttered venue operators program.

  • The reports must include:

    • Total investigations, prosecutions, dollar amounts recovered, and the number and source of referrals.
    • Specific details on investigations and prosecutions, including the disposition of each prosecution.
    • The number of investigations and prosecutions in each territory and State based on the applicant's address.
    • The number of referrals from the Department of Justice and other sources, such as an agency's Inspector General.
    • Whether those referrals resulted in a declination or prosecution.