HR10838Referred to Committee

Honesty in Government Act of 2026

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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-10-15
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Eugene Simon Vindman
Eugene Simon Vindman
Democrat · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 91.2% (668 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Veterans$4,000k

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-10-15

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10838 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10838 To extend the statute of limitations for making false statements to Congress, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 15, 2026 Mr. Vindman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend the statute of limitations for making false statements to Congress, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Honesty in Government Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. EXTENDED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FALSE STATEMENTS TO CONGRESS. (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3282 the following new section: ``Sec. 3282A. Extended limitations for false statements to Congress ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3282, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under section 1001 of this title that involves a false statement, concealment, or fraudulent representation in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the Government of the United States unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years after the offense was committed. ``(b) Scope.--For purposes of this section, an offense involves a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch if it arises from-- ``(1) any investigation or review conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission, or office of Congress; or ``(2) any administrative or oversight matter within the jurisdiction of Congress. ``(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any offense committed on or after the date of enactment of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to revive any claim for which the applicable statute of limitations had expired prior to such date of enactment.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3282 the following: ``3282A. Extended limitations for false statements to Congress''. <all>
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