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  • 2025-00635 — Annual Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 3038
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Corporation for National and Community Service, also known as AmeriCorps, has issued a final rule to update the civil monetary penalties in its regulations in line with inflation, following the guidelines set by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The penalties related to Restrictions on Lobbying have been adjusted from a range of $24,497 to $244,957 to a new range of $25,133 to $251,321. Similarly, the penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act has been raised from a maximum of $13,946 to $14,308. These changes take effect immediately as of January 14, 2025, without prior public notice or comment due to the non-discretionary nature of the updates.

    Simple Explanation

    The government updated some money fines, making them a bit bigger because of inflation, like how prices go up over time. They didn't ask people what they thought about the changes because they had to follow the rules to update them automatically.

  • 2021-00765 — Civil Penalties Adjustment for 2021
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10029
    Reading Time:about 10 minutes

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) according to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. These adjustments ensure that penalties for violations of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) and Restrictions on Lobbying continue to reflect inflation and maintain their deterrent effect. The new penalties are based on the Consumer Price Index and are effective for violations assessed after January 15, 2021. The inflation-adjusted penalties are now set at $11,802 for false claims under the PFCRA and range from $20,720 to $207,314 for lobbying restrictions violations.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has made changes to the fines for breaking certain rules so that they keep up with how prices change over time, like when things get more expensive in a store. Now, if someone breaks these rules, they might have to pay between $11,802 and $207,314, depending on what they did wrong.

  • 2025-00401 — Civil Penalties Adjustment for 2025
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 2636
    Reading Time:about 10 minutes

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has issued a final rule to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties for specific violations to account for inflation, in compliance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. Effective January 13, 2025, these adjustments apply to penalties under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act and Restrictions on Lobbying. The penalties are calculated based on a specific Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) multiplier. This rule ensures that the penalties remain effective deterrents without any need for public comment, as established by the requirements of the 2015 Act.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Endowment for the Arts is updating how much people might have to pay if they break certain rules, like telling lies or trying to secretly influence the government, to make sure the amounts are fair and still make people follow the rules. They're using a special math tool that counts how money changes over time to decide these amounts, so people and organizations know there are big reasons to play fair.