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Latest Action: 11/19/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10665) Bill TextA bill to authorize additional Federal Bureau of Investigation field agents to investigate financial crimes. 11/19/2008--Introduced. FBI Priorities Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 to fund 1,000 additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents to investigate financial crimes.
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Latest Action: 11/19/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Leahy with a preamble. With written report No. 110-522. Minority views filed. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10675) Bill TextAn original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the facts of the failure of Karl Rove to appear and testify before the Committee on the Judiciary and to produce documents as required by Committee subpoena. 11/19/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the President of the Senate to certify the facts in connection with the failure of Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, to appear and testify before the Committee on the Judiciary and produce documents as required by the Committee's subpoena, in order that he may be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law.
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Latest Action: 11/19/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Leahy with a preamble. With written report No. 110-522. Minority views filed. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10674-10675) Bill TextAn original resolution authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the facts of the failure of Joshua Bolten, as the Custodian of Records at the White House, to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and produce documents as required by Committee subpoena. 11/19/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the President of the Senate to certify the facts in connection with the failure of Joshua Bolten, as the Custodian of Records at the White House, to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and produce documents as required by the Committee's subpoena, in order that he may be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law.
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Latest Action: 11/19/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10607) Bill TextA bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 11/17/2008--Introduced. Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 for infrastructure, energy, and economic recovery for: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Commerce; (3) the Department of Justice (DOJ); (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (5) the Legal Services Corporation; (6) the Department of Defense (DOD) - Civil for the Department of the Army Corps of Engineer; (7) the Department of Energy (DOE); (8) the Department of the Treasury, including the Office of Inspector General; (9) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); (10) the General Services Administration (GSA); (11) the Small Business Administration (SBA); (12) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (13) the Department [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10338) Bill TextA bill to establish a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes. 10/1/2008--Introduced. Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes to: (1) provide direction for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (i.e., fraud, misrepresentation, or malfeasance involving financial products); and (2) make recommendations to the Attorney General and the President on allocating resources and coordinating governmental efforts to investigate and prosecute financial crimes.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9516) Bill TextA bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. 9/25/2008--Introduced. Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to extend through FY 2014 funding for the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for victim advocates, staff support, and legal counsel and support services for crime victims.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9516) Bill TextA bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. 9/25/2008--Introduced. Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to extend through FY2013 funding for the grant program to provide legal assistance to victims of crime.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. 9/25/2008--Introduced. National Silver Alert Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a DOJ officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for other purposes. 9/23/2008--Introduced. Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assign the Chief of its Financial Crimes Section, Criminal Investigative Division, to be the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator, who shall oversee all FBI activities related to investigation of mortgage fraud. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish regional task forces, consisting of the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (2) train such agencies; (3) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (4) perform other related functions. Authorizes the Coordinator to: (1) establish a toll-free hotline and other information systems for [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9424) Bill TextA resolution commemorating the 219th anniversary of the United States Marshals Service. 9/24/2008--Introduced. Congratulates and commends the United States Marshals Service on its 219th anniversary.
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