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HR 1923 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Public Officials Accountability Act

Introduced: May 13, 2011 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Officials Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to include as a fraud offense a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing. Defines "undisclosed self-dealing" to mean: (1) performing an official act to benefit or further a financial interest of such public official, a spouse or minor child, a general business partner, a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, or an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; and (2) knowingly falsifying, concealing, covering up, or failing to disclose material information regarding a financial interest as required by law.

What's happening now July 11, 2011

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2