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Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007

Introduced: April 17, 2007 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 25, 2007

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 118 Related bill Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007
  • S 1946 Related bill Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 11, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 28, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 21, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1872: Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1872/
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"H.R. 1872: Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1872/.
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