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S 1959 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Fraud offenses and financial crimes Health care costs and insurance Health programs administration and funding U.S. Sentencing Commission

Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009

Introduced: October 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 28, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10852-10854)
Oct 28, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend guidelines and policy statements relating to health care fraud to increase the sentences for such crimes based upon the dollar amount of fraud involved.

Expands the definition of "health care fraud" to include anti-fraud provisions of the Social Security Act relating to kickbacks, bribes, or rebates, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Makes a health care fraud violation under such statutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the False Claims Act.

Amends the federal criminal code to allow a conviction for health care fraud without actual knowledge of a fraud prohibition or a specific intent to commit a health care fraud violation.

Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to expand the power of the Attorney General to issue subpoenas for records under such Act.

Authorizes additional appropriations to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY2011-FY2016 for investigations and prosecutions relating to fraud and abuse in connection with any health care benefit program.

What's happening now October 28, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3590 Related bill Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 28, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1959: Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1959/
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"S. 1959: Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1959/.
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