False Claims Amendments Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6214 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6214 To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2023 Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``False Claims Amendments Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FALSE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. Section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Proving Materiality.--In determining materiality, the decision of the Government to forego a refund or to pay a claim despite actual knowledge of fraud or falsity…