To amend chapter 38 of title 31, United States Code, relating to civil remedies, and for other purposes.
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Passed SenateMr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
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Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill renames and strengthens the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act to better address false claims against the government. It expands coverage to include "reverse" false claims (hiding obligations to pay the government), raises the jurisdictional threshold, and improves fund recovery rules.
Who Benefits and How
Government agencies gain better tools to recover funds from fraud. Investigators and prosecutors are reimbursed first from recoveries.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Those who defraud the government face expanded liability.
Key Provisions
- Renames to "Administrative False Claims Act"
- Expands to cover concealment of obligations to pay government
- Raises jurisdictional threshold from \,000 to \ million (inflation-adjusted)
- Recovered funds reimburse investigating agency first
- Doubles damages cap for reverse false claims
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Strengthens the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act by expanding coverage to reverse false claims, increasing jurisdictional threshold to \ million, and improving fund recovery allocation.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Modernize administrative fraud remedies to address evolving schemes"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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