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S.2428: False Claims Amendments Act of 2021
About This Bill
- Introduced July 22, 2021
- Latest Major Action Nov. 16, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - Nov. 16, 2021
- Introduced in Senate - July 22, 2021
Bill Summary
False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 This bill revises procedures under the False Claims Act (FCA), a law that rewards whistleblowers (known as relators) who bring claims on behalf of the government by allowing them to share in the recovery in cases where the government recovers funds lost to fraud. To be recoverable under the FCA, a fraud must meet, among other conditions, standards for materiality. In determining materiality, the decision of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Nov. 16, 2021 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.
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| Nov. 16, 2021 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| Oct. 28, 2021 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| July 22, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| July 22, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) |