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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: March 16, 2005 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2850)
Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2849-2850)
Mar 16, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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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 (including all settlements of alternative remedies); and (2) results from a claim of damages in excess of $100,000.

Specifies the required elements of each such description.

What's happening now March 16, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2850)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 636: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-636/
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"S. 636: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-636/.
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S. 636, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-636/.
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