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31 U.S.C. § 3731

False claims procedure

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 3731, False claims procedure, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467727
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A civil action under section 3730 may not be brought—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-562(S. 1562)1986-10-27
    False Claims Amendments Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-21(S. 386)2009-05-20
    FERA
    House: 367–59Senate: 92–4