HR 1872
110th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Bribery
Conspiracy
Criminal investigation
Department of Justice
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Embezzlement
Extortion
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal aid programs
Federal employees
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government attorneys
Indictments
Larceny
Law
Limitation of actions
Misconduct in office
Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007
Introduced: April 17, 2007
Introduced by:
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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