legislation: 100-hr-5047
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| 100-hr-5047 | 100 | hr | 5047 | A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims. | Law | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 0 | Amends the False Claims Act to impose penalties on any person who, knowing of a possible previous overpayment from or underpayment to the United States, fails to identify and report it to the Government within a reasonable period. Amends provisions relating to civil actions for false claims to: (1) authorize the court to reduce the award to any plaintiff who planned and initiated the false claim underlying the action; and (2) require dismissal of any plaintiff convicted of criminal conduct with respect to the false claim. | 2021-06-10T21:41:27Z |