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HR 1973 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Public Officials Accountability Act

Introduced: May 24, 2011 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 24, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 24, 2011
Introduced in House
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1468 Related bill Honest Services Restoration Act
  • HR 1793 Related bill Clean Up Government Act of 2011
  • HR 1923 Identical bill Public Officials Accountability Act
  • S 995 Identical bill Public Officials Accountability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Chu, Judy
California · May 24, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1973: Public Officials Accountability Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1973/
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"H.R. 1973: Public Officials Accountability Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1973/.
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H.R. 1973, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1973/.
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