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H.R. 1788 (111th)

False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009

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Introduced

30 March 2009

Last action

5 May 2009 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.

Sponsors

Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

14 August 2025

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Summary

False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 - 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 of whom the claim is presented to). 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 materially hindering 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). Extends from six years to eight years the statute of limitations for bringing a civil action. Requires the government, if it elects to intervene and proceed with an action, to file its own complaint, or amend the complaint of a person who brought a civil action, but in any event to relate the pleading back to the filing date of the original qui tam complaint to the extent that such claim arises out of the same set of facts. Declares that a person bringing a private qui tam action shall not be required to identify specific claims that result from an alleged course of misconduct if: (1) the facts alleged in the complaint, if ultimately proven true, would provide a reasonable indication that one or more false claims are likely to have occurred; and (2) the allegations in the pleading provide adequate notice of the specific nature of the alleged misconduct to permit the government effectively to investigate and defendants fairly to defend such allegations. Declares void any contracts, agreements, or private terms or conditions of employment that limit or circumvent the rights of a person to bring a qui tam action. Declares further that no court-ordered seal on a qui tam action shall prevent the government or the person bringing the action from serving the complaint or related documents upon state or local law enforcement authorities. Modifies procedures for civil investigative demands. Cites circumstances in which the government may move to dismiss a qui tam action by a federal employee (who has, in effect, not exhausted administrative procedures for addressing the allegations in the false claim complaint).

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Timeline

  1. 30 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 April 2009

    Committee

    Committee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 28 April 2009

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 6.

    Source: Committee

  6. 28 April 2009

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 5 May 2009

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 5 May 2009

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-97.

    Source: Committee

  9. 5 May 2009

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-97.

    Source: Committee

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