On April 3, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Administrative False Claims Act. Introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the bill targets small but frequent frauds against the government and taxpayers.
“The False Claims Act has clearly been the best tool to fight fraud against the government and recover lost taxpayer dollars. Tens of billions of dollars have been returned to the federal treasury since my updates 37 years ago. Fraud of any size should not be tolerated. The Administrative False Claims Act will significantly improve the process for smaller claims,” Grassley said.
The bill raises the statutory ceiling of cases allowed to be handled administratively from $150,000 to $1 million. It also expands the number of Justice Department employees who can review these claims and allows the government to recoup costs for investigating and prosecuting these frauds.
According to whistleblower advocates, “these legislative fixes empower our nation to reach and unmask modern fraud schemes,” and “will allow the government to better reach smaller-dollar fraud claims that currently siphon government dollars with impunity.”
Grassley championed 1986 amendments which modernized the False Claims Act. Those amendments bolstered the law’s qui tam provisions which allow whistleblowers to bring suits against fraudsters on behalf of the government.
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