S 1069 — RECLAIM Act

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html March 13, 2025

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The bill amends existing law to change how sanctions for noncompliance with federal financial assistance regulations are applied and introduces new provisions for recouping payments and limiting future assistance.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1

  shall be limited in its effect to the particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has been so found, → shall apply to the entire program or activity in which such noncompliance has been so found,

  This change broadens the scope of sanctions to affect the entire program rather than just the specific part found noncompliant.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1

  (2) by requiring a recipient to repay the amount of any Federal financial assistance provided to the recipient for a program or activity for a fiscal year during which the recipient is found (in accordance with the procedures described in paragraph (1)) to be in such noncompliance concerning the program or activity (without regard to whether the Federal financial assistance has been expended), which shall be collected as a claim of the United States Government in accordance with chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code,

  This addition allows the government to require repayment of federal funds if a recipient is found noncompliant, regardless of whether those funds have been spent.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  Any → (a) Any

  This change formats the text to establish a subsection for clarity.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  (b) If a court issues an injunction in a case, for a claim in which a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a program or activity is alleged to be in violation of this title--

  This addition introduces new provisions relating to the consequences of court-issued injunctions on federal funding.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  (1) the Federal department or agency empowered to extend the Federal financial assistance shall not provide any Federal financial assistance to the recipient until the earlier of--

  This new provision establishes conditions under which federal funding must be withheld from recipients under injunction.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  (A) the date on which the court certifies that the recipient is in compliance with the injunction; or

  This specifies one of the conditions for restoring federal financial assistance after an injunction.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of issuance of the injunction;

  This sets a time limit for withholding federal assistance after an injunction is issued.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  (2) the Federal department or agency shall notify the other Federal departments and agencies covered by this title of the injunction; and

  This requires communication among federal agencies regarding injunctions affecting assistance recipients.

• 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2

  (3) those Federal departments and agencies shall not provide any Federal financial assistance to the recipient until the earlier of the dates specified in paragraph (1).

  This enforces uniformity in withholding assistance across federal departments pending resolution of injunctions.

Action History

1. March 13, 2025

   Introduced in Senate

2. March 13, 2025

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

• Ashley Moody · Primary

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