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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Administrative False Claims Act of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill modifies provisions regarding fraud committed against the federal government.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Specifically, the bill raises the maximum amount of a fraud claim that may be handled administratively from $150,000 to $1 million and allows the government to recoup costs for investigating and prosecuting these frauds.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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