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HR 2402 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Bribery Extortion Fraud Government Operations and Politics Larceny Misconduct in office Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Public Official Accountability Act

Introduced: May 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 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.
May 22, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5595)
May 21, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Official Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for a two-year increase in the prison sentence of public officials convicted of any crime: (1) committed during the course of official duty and intended to enrich such officials; and (2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft of public funds greater than $10,000.

What's happening now June 25, 2007

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 23, 2007
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 22, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2402: Public Official Accountability Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2402/
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"H.R. 2402: Public Official Accountability Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2402/.
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H.R. 2402, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2402/.
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