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H.R. 2878 110th Congress House

Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007

Official title: To amend titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to provide incentives for the prompt payments of debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to provide incentives for the prompt payments of debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime by imposing surcharges on unpaid judgments owed to the United States and to the victims of crime, to provide for offsets on amounts collected by the Department of Justice for Federal agencies, and to increase the amount of special assessments imposed upon convicted persons; to establish an Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, supplement and improve the debt collection activities of the Department of Justice; to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcements officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2007 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Civil service retirementCollection of accountsCompensation for victims of crimeEconomics and Public Finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 28, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1429-1430)
Jun 27, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 27, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007 - Imposes surcharges for unpaid criminal monetary penalties and for unpaid balances on money judgments obtained by the United States.

Increases special assessments on persons convicted of certain criminal offenses against the United States.

Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Justice Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to support Department of Justice debt collection activities.

Requires assistant U.S. attorneys to be treated in the same manner as federal law enforcement officers for purposes of federal employee retirement benefit provisions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1729 Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 14, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 30, 2007
Davis, David
· Oct 10, 2007
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 9, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 1, 2007
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 27, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2878: Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2878/
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"H.R. 2878: Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2878/.
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