S 2429
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative remedies
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Administrative False Claims Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
Nov 1, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.
Oct 21, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Administrative False Claims Act of 2021
This bill modifies provisions regarding fraud committed against the federal government.
Specifically, the bill raises the maximum amount of a fraud claim that may be handled administratively from $150,000 to $1 million, allows responsibilities in the administrative process assigned to the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General to be delegated to other Department of Justice employees, and allows the government to recoup costs for investigating and prosecuting these frauds.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
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