HR 4854 · 110th Congress · Law

False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-12-19· Sponsored by Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.(2008-07-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 - Amends the False Claims Act to revise requirements and procedures governing civil actions for false claims (qui tam actions) brought by private persons. Repeals the requirement that a false or fraudulent claim for payment must be presented directly to a federal employee or member of the Armed Forces (thus tying liability for such claims directly to federal money and property, regardless to whom the claim is presented). Revises requirements for alternate remedies affecting qui tam actions and related qui tam plaintiff awards. Allows dismissal of a private action based upon prior public disclosures only upon timely motion to dismiss by the Attorney General. Revises the prohibition of retaliatory action against whistleblowers to include material hindering of the person in obtaining new employment or other business opportunities. Requires the government to pay from the proceeds of an action for financial losses suffered by administrative beneficiaries (thus permitting actions for fraud instituted against nontaxpayer funds under federal trust and administration). Expands from six years to ten years the statute of limitations for bringing a civil…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007

Nov 21, 2008

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 17, 2008</p>

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H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007

Nov 21, 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 17, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican