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 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 27, 2009

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 27, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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