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Administrative False Claims Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2429| Senate 
| Updated: 11/1/2021
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
Rick Scott (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 1, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 1, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
  • July 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • October 21, 2021
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • November 1, 2021
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.


  • November 1, 2021
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

Government Operations and Politics

Administrative remediesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigations

Administrative False Claims Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2429| Senate 
| Updated: 11/1/2021
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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Timeline
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 1, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 1, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
  • July 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • October 21, 2021
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • November 1, 2021
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with amendments. Without written report.


  • November 1, 2021
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
Rick Scott (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigations