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Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005

Introduced: October 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 27, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2181)
Oct 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, in any matter involving a contract with the federal government for the provision of goods or services in connection with relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency, knowingly and willfully: (1) executing or attempting to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud the United States; (2) falsifying, concealing, or covering up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (3) making any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation or making or using any materially false writing or document knowing it to contain such a statement or entry; or (4) materially overvaluing any good or service with the specific intent to excessively profit from the federal disaster or emergency.

Revises code provisions regarding fraud by wire, radio, or television to cover fraud during and in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency.

What's happening now February 6, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4148: Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4148/
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"H.R. 4148: Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4148/.
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