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A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.

Introduced: November 19, 2004 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Nov 19, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 19, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 11/20/2004 S11646)
Nov 19, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Inspector General Act to require the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in preparing semiannual reports on the activities of the IG's office, to describe each settlement or compromise of any claim, suit, or other action entered into with the DOJ that: (1) related to an alleged violation of statutory provisions prohibiting major fraud or false claims against the United States; and (2) results from a claim of damages in excess of $500,000.

Specifies the required elements of each such description.

What's happening now November 19, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3018: A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-3018/
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"S. 3018: A bill to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the Federal Government.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-3018/.
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S. 3018, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-3018/.
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