Also tagged in: Appellate procedure, Civil liberties, Compensation for victims of crime, Criminal justice, Death, Forfeiture, Law, Pleas (Criminal procedure), Probation, Right to counsel, Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Latest Action: 12/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo address the effect of the death of a defendant in Federal criminal proceedings. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish guidelines for cases in which a defendant in a criminal prosecution dies prior to the final adjudication of guilt. Sets forth rules for restitution to victims, appeals, motions, petitions, and civil forfeiture in such cases. Provides, as a general rule, that the death of a defendant who has been convicted of a federal criminal offense shall not be the basis for abating or otherwise invalidating a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted, a verdict returned, a sentence announced, or a judgment entered prior to the death of such defendant, or for dismissing or otherwise invalidating the indictment, information, or complaint, except as provided by this Act.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Armed forces, Business, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Declaration of war, Defense policy, Electronic surveillance, Employee training, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Intelligence activities, Intelligence officers, International affairs, Judges, Law, Liability (Law), Limitation of actions, Military operations, Nuclear nonproliferation, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Searches and seizures, Security classification (Government documents), Standards, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Terrorism, Warrants (Law), Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. 3/14/2008--House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment. (There are 5 other summaries) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 or FISA Amendments Act of 2008 - Title I: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to add a new title concerning additional procedures for acquiring the communications of certain persons outside the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States in order to acquire foreign intelligence information, under specified limitations, including: (1) prohibiting an acquisition [...] show full description
Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. 11/13/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, from demanding, requesting, or conditioning treatment ("giving cooperation credit") on the disclosure by an organization (or affiliated person) of any communication protected by the attorney-client privilege or any attorney work product. Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from conditioning a civil or criminal charging decision relating to an organization (or affiliated person) on one or more specified actions, or from using one or more such actions as a factor in determining whether an organization or affiliated person is cooperating with the government. Numbers [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Congress, Congressional committees (House), Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, House of Representatives, House rules and procedure, House Standards of Official Conduct, Members of Congress, Misconduct in office, Politics and government
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Bill TextDirecting the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to respond to the indictment of, or the filing of charges of criminal conduct in a court of the United States or any State against, any Member of the House of Representatives by empaneling an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations not later than 30 days after the date the Member is indicted or the charges are filed. 6/5/2007--Passed House 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.) Provides that if a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner, is indicted or otherwise formally charged with criminal conduct in a federal or state court, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall within 30 days: (1) empanel an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations; or (2) if the Committee does not take such action,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bribery, Budgets, Conspiracy, Corruption in politics, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Electronic surveillance, Embezzlement, Executive departments, Extortion, Federal aid programs, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal employees, Fraud, Government attorneys, Government employees, Larceny, Law, Limitation of actions, Misconduct in office, Organized crime, Politics and government, Prosecution, Public corruption, Public prosecutors, State and local government, State laws
Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) extend to eight years the statute of limitations for certain public corruption offenses involving bribery, theft of government funds, mail fraud, and racketeering; and (2) permit interception of wire, oral or electronic communications in connection the crimes of theft of federal funds or bribery (federal program bribery) and include such crimes within the definition of racketeering for purposes of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Practices Act (RICO). Authorizes appropriations for additional Department of Justice personnel to investigate and prosecute public corruption offenses.
Also tagged in: Ammunition, Arrest, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Data banks, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Government information, Government paperwork, Identification devices, Law, Licenses, Prosecution, Technology
Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require microstamping of all firearms manufactured in or imported into the United States, and ballistics testing of all firearms in the custody of the Federal Government. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Attorney General to: (1) revoke the license of an importer who imports or a manufacturer who manufactures a firearm that is not microstamped (i.e., the make, model, and serial number etched onto an internal surface of the firearm); (2) conduct ballistics testing of any firearm in federal custody believed to be involved in a federal or state crime and establish an electronic database with the results of such testing; (3) report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on the use of ballistics records in federal and state criminal investigations, arrests, indictments, and prosecutions.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and independent District Attorney, and for other purposes. 3/1/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of 2007 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia (DA). Specifies the qualifications for the DA, including residence and domicile in the District. Prohibits the DA from engaging directly or indirectly in private practice. Requires the DA to be elected to a four-year term on a partisan basis. Requires the Mayor to appoint the first DA, to serve until succeeded by an elected one. States that nothing in this Act shall affect the authority of the Attorney General or the U.S. Attorney for the District to exercise jurisdiction concerning violations of federal laws.
Also tagged in: Auditing, Bank records, Business, Cartels, Checks, Civil liberties, Conspiracy, Consumer credit, Consumers, Counterfeiting, Credit bureaus, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Electronic funds transfers, Extraterritoriality, Finance, Foreign banks and banking, Forgery, Government securities, Grand jury, Intelligence activities, International finance, Law, Money laundering, Obstruction of justice, Prosecution, Right of privacy, Secret service, Securities, Smuggling, Subpoena, Technology, Telecommunication, Undercover operations
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1523-1524) Bill TextA bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. 2/1/2007--Introduced. Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2007 - Amends money laundering provisions of the federal criminal code to redefine "specified unlawful activity" as: (1) any act constituting an offense in violation of the laws of the United States or any State punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; and (2) any act occurring outside of the United States that would constitute such an offense if committed within U.S. jurisdiction. Revises the procedure for issuing subpoenas in money laundering cases. Assigns a standard value to monetary instruments payable to bearer in blank (with no amount indicated on the instrument). Increases the penalty for bulk cash smuggling in or out of the United States from five to 10 years. Redefines money laundering transactions involving amounts greater than $10,000 to include commingling [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, from demanding, requesting, or conditioning treatment on the disclosure by an organization (or affiliated person) of any communication protected by the attorney-client privilege or any attorney work product.Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney from conditioning a civil or criminal charging decision relating to an organization (or affiliated person) on one or more specified actions, or from using one or more such actions as a factor in determining whether an organization or affiliated person is cooperating with the government.Numbers among the actions a U.S. agent or attorney may not use as a charging decision condition or a cooperation-determining [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bribery, Budgets, Conspiracy, Corruption in politics, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Electronic surveillance, Embezzlement, Executive departments, Extortion, Federal aid programs, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal employees, Fraud, Government attorneys, Government employees, Larceny, Law, Limitation of actions, Misconduct in office, Organized crime, Politics and government, Prosecution, Public corruption, Public prosecutors, State and local government, State laws
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S117-118) Bill TextA bill to give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) extend to eight years the statute of limitations for certain public corruption offenses involving bribery, theft of government funds, mail fraud, and racketeering; and (2) permit interception of wire, oral or electronic communications in connection the crimes of theft of federal funds or bribery (federal program bribery) and include such crimes within the definition of racketeering for purposes of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Practices Act (RICO). Authorizes appropriations for additional Department of Justice personnel to investigate and prosecute public corruption offenses.
Also tagged in: Appellate procedure, Civil liberties, Compensation for victims of crime, Criminal justice, Death, Forfeiture, Law, Pleas (Criminal procedure), Probation, Right to counsel, Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill. Bill TextA bill to address the effect of the death of a defendant in Federal criminal proceedings. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish guidelines for cases in which a defendant in a criminal prosecution dies prior to the final adjudication of guilt. Sets forth rules for restitution to victims, appeals, motions, petitions, and civil forfeiture in such cases. Provides, as a general rule, that the death of a defendant who has been convicted of a federal criminal offense shall not be the basis for abating or otherwise invalidating a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted, a verdict returned, a sentence announced, or a judgment entered prior to the death of such defendant, or for dismissing or otherwise invalidating the indictment, information, or complaint, except as provided by this Act.
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Latest Action: 09/14/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. 9/14/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - Title I: Closing the Revolving Door - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal criminal code to extend from one to two years the ban on lobbying contacts by former: (1) very senior executive personnel with any Member, officer, or employee of the entity in which such person served before his or her tenure terminated; and (2) Senators with any Member, officer or employee of either chamber, or employee of any other legislative office.Continues the one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former: (1) Members of the House of Representatives with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber, or employee of any other legislative office; (2) [...] show full description
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