CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – West Virginia’s version of the federal False Claims Act, which is designed to incentivize whistleblowers who feel government programs are being cheated, died Tuesday in the House of Delegates.

After more than an hour of debate that heard some Republican lawmakers express frustration with the way in which the Democrat-led House conducts itself, House Speaker Tim Manchin’s bill was rejected in a 55-42 vote.