S 331
111th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Financial crises and stabilization
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
White-collar crime
SAFE Markets Act
Introduced: January 27, 2009
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Jan 27, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 27, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Supplemental Anti-Fraud Enforcement for our Market Act or the SAFE Markets Act - Authorizes: (1) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to hire an additional 500 agents who shall be dedicated to investigating violations of the law relating to the U.S. financial markets; (2) the Attorney General to hire an additional 50 Assistant United States Attorneys who shall be dedicated to prosecuting such violations; and (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hire 100 additional enforcement staff members who shall be dedicated to prosecuting such violations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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