Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Bribery, Budgets, Campaign funds, Communications, Corruption in politics, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, District of Columbia, Elections, Electronic surveillance, Embezzlement, Executive departments, Extortion, Federal aid programs, Federal employees, Federal officials, Fraud, Government attorneys, Government employees, Jurisdiction, Larceny, Law, Limitation of actions, Misconduct in office, Obstruction of justice, Organized crime, Perjury, Politics and government, Postal service, Prosecution, Public corruption, Public prosecutors, Sentencing guidelines, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Latest Action: 12/10/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-239. Bill TextA bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law. 12/10/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses. (Sec. 2) Establishes a six-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering. (Sec. 3) Expands mail and wire fraud statutes to cover offenses involving any other thing of value (e.g., intangible rights and licenses). (Sec. 4) Modifies general venue rules for criminal prosecutions to allow prosecutions in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed.(Sec. 5) Reduces from $5,000 to $1,000 the threshold amount [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act". 3/19/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2007 - Amends federal law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act" (concerning political activities of public employees) to: (1) include the District of Columbia within the definition of "state" with respect to political activities concerning certain state and local employees; and (2) remove provisions specifically applicable to employees of government of the District of Columbia. Makes such amendments effective on the date a law is enacted by the District of Columbia that places restrictions on political activities of employees of the District of Columbia government.
Also tagged in: Absentee voting, Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Auditing, Authorization, Ballots, Blind, Budgets, Citizen participation, Citizenship education, Civil liberties, Communications, Competitive bidding, Computer matching, Computer software, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional elections, Congressional reporting requirements, Corruption in politics, Cost effectiveness, Criminal justice, Data banks, Democracy, Directories, Disabled, Disasters, Driver licenses, Education, Election administration, Election Assistance Commission, Election Day, Election fraud, Election statistics, Elections, Electoral college, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Employee training, Employee vacations, Ex-offenders, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal Election Commission, Federal employees, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Government employees, Government ethics, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Holidays, Identification devices, Illiteracy, Immigration, Independent regulatory commissions, Injunctions, Internet, Job training, Labor, Laboratories, Language and languages, Law, Leave of absence, Local employees, Misconduct in office, Naturalization, Planning, Politics and government, Postal service, Presidential elections, Presidents, Public contracts, Public corruption, Right of privacy, Science policy, Secondary education, Security measures, Self-help devices for the disabled, Social security, Social security numbers, Social services, Standards, State and local government, State employees, State laws, State officials, Student activities, Students, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology assessment, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Transportation, Volunteer workers, Voter registration, Voting machines, Voting rights, Wireless communication
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Bill TextA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Count Every Vote Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to : (1) voter verification and mandatory auditing by state officials; (2) provisional ballots and requirements for casting and counting them; (3) shortening of voter wait lines; (4) equitable allocation of voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (5) absentee balloting; (6) training of poll workers; (7) standards for purging voters; (8) an election day registration grant program; (9) standards for early voting; (10) voter registration and identification; (11) prohibition of deceptive practices and certain campaign activities; (12) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; and (13) the Election Assistance Commission. Makes appropriations to carry out this Act. Federal Election Day Act of [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Absentee voting, Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Auditing, Authorization, Ballots, Blind, Budgets, Citizen participation, Citizenship education, Civil liberties, Communications, Competitive bidding, Computer matching, Computer software, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional elections, Congressional reporting requirements, Corruption in politics, Cost effectiveness, Criminal justice, Data banks, Democracy, Directories, Disabled, Disasters, Driver licenses, Education, Election administration, Election Assistance Commission, Election Day, Election fraud, Election statistics, Elections, Electoral college, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Employee training, Employee vacations, Ex-offenders, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal Election Commission, Federal employees, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Government employees, Government ethics, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Holidays, Identification devices, Illiteracy, Immigration, Independent regulatory commissions, Injunctions, Internet, Job training, Labor, Laboratories, Language and languages, Law, Leave of absence, Local employees, Misconduct in office, Naturalization, Planning, Politics and government, Postal service, Presidential elections, Presidents, Public contracts, Public corruption, Right of privacy, Science policy, Secondary education, Security measures, Self-help devices for the disabled, Social security, Social security numbers, Social services, Standards, State and local government, State employees, State laws, State officials, Student activities, Students, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology assessment, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Transportation, Volunteer workers, Voter registration, Voting machines, Voting rights, Wireless communication
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Bill TextTo amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Count Every Vote Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to : (1) voter verification and mandatory auditing by state officials; (2) provisional ballots and requirements for casting and counting them; (3) shortening of voter wait lines; (4) equitable allocation of voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (5) absentee balloting; (6) training of poll workers; (7) standards for purging voters; (8) an election day registration grant program; (9) standards for early voting; (10) voter registration and identification; (11) prohibition of deceptive practices and certain campaign activities; (12) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; (13) election day as a public holiday; and (14) the Election Assistance Commission.
Also tagged in: Absentee voting, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Armed forces, Authorization, Ballots, Blind, Budgets, Business, Business records, Civil liberties, Communications, Competitive bidding, Computer software, Computers, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional elections, Corporation directors, Corruption in politics, Defense policy, Department of Justice, Directories, Disabled, Election administration, Election Assistance Commission, Election fraud, Elections, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal Election Commission, Fines (Penalties), Freedom of information, Fund raising, Government employees, Government ethics, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Illiteracy, Independent regulatory commissions, Internet, Laboratories, Language and languages, Law, Licenses, Political action committees, Politics and government, Presidential elections, Presidents, Public contracts, Public corruption, Right of privacy, Runoff elections, Science policy, Security measures, Soldier voting, Special elections, Standards, State and local government, State officials, State politics and government, Technology, Telecommunication, Voter registration, Voting, Voting machines, Voting of the disabled, Voting rights, Wireless communication
Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1903-1904) Bill TextA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Vote Integrity and Verification Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) with respect to: (1) ballot verification and mandatory paper record audit capacity; and (2) accessibility and ballot verification of results for individuals with disabilities.Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study, test, and develop best practices to enhance the accessibility of ballot verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, voters whose primary language is not English, and voters with difficulties in literacy.Requires laboratories to meet standards prohibiting conflicts of interest as a condition of accreditation for the testing of voting system hardware and software.Outlines additional voting system requirements and prohibitions.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Civil liberties, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Disciplining of employees, Dismissal of employees, Due process of law, Election candidates, Elections, Employee rights, Evidence (Law), Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government employee unions, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grievance procedures, Injunctions, Judicial opinions, Labor, Law, Law enforcement officers, Leave of absence, Local employees, Local government, Local laws, Personnel records, Police, Police brutality, Police corruption, Police questioning, Police-community relations, Politics and government, Polygraphs, Right of privacy, Right to counsel, Self-incrimination, Sound recording and reproducing, State and local government, State employees, State laws, State police, State politics and government, Subpoena, Witnesses
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1421-1422) Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws. 1/31/2007--Introduced. State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to set forth the due process rights, including procedures, that shall be afforded a law enforcement officer (officer) who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary hearing. Declares that an officer shall not be: (1) prohibited from engaging in political activity or be [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Civil liberties, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Disciplining of employees, Dismissal of employees, Due process of law, Election candidates, Elections, Employee rights, Evidence (Law), Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government employee unions, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grievance procedures, Injunctions, Judicial opinions, Labor, Law, Law enforcement officers, Leave of absence, Local employees, Local government, Local laws, Personnel records, Police, Police brutality, Police corruption, Police questioning, Police-community relations, Politics and government, Polygraphs, Right of privacy, Right to counsel, Self-incrimination, Sound recording and reproducing, State and local government, State employees, State laws, State police, State politics and government, Subpoena, Witnesses
Latest Action: 01/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws. 1/24/2007--Introduced. State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to set forth the due process rights, including procedures, that shall be afforded a law enforcement officer (officer) who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary hearing. Declares that an officer shall not be: (1) prohibited from engaging in political activity or be denied [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Campaign funds, Campaign management, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional elections, Corruption in politics, Election administration, Elections, Executive departments, Federal Election Commission, Fines (Penalties), Fund raising, Government employees, Government ethics, Law, Politics and government, Presidential elections, Presidents, Public corruption, State and local government, State officials
Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3) Bill TextTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.
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