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S 2318 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Computer security and identity theft Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Fraud offenses and financial crimes Human rights Human trafficking Intellectual property Organized crime Smuggling and trafficking War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012

Introduced: April 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2013
Became Public Law No: 112-283.
Jan 15, 2013
Signed by President.
Jan 3, 2013
Presented to President.
Jan 1, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 1, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/30/2012 H7461)
Jan 1, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/30/2012 H7461)
Jan 1, 2013
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7559-7560)
Dec 30, 2012
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Dec 30, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2318.
Dec 30, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7461-7462)
Dec 30, 2012
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 20, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 20, 2012
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2012
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8230-8231; text as passed: CR S8230-8231)
Dec 19, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S8230-8231; text as passed: CR S8230-8231)
Nov 13, 2012
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.
Nov 13, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-232.
Sep 19, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 24, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-602.
Apr 24, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs. Hearings held.
Apr 19, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 19, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 13, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State rewards program should be expanded to: (1) address the threat to U.S. interests from transnational criminal activity, such as intellectual property rights piracy, money laundering, trafficking in persons, arms trafficking, and cyber crime; and (2) target individuals indicted by international, hybrid, or mixed tribunals for genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.

(Sec. 3) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include in the program's purpose the prevention of acts of transnational organized crime and violations of international humanitarian law.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue rewards for information leading to: (1) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for participating in, primarily outside the United States, transnational organized crime; (2) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in transnational organized crime; or (3) the arrest or conviction in any country, or the transfer to or conviction by an international criminal tribunal, of any foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.

Directs the Secretary to notify Congress at least 15 days before announcing a reward for a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.

(Sec. 4) Eliminates program references to the reward for the capture or death of Osama bin Laden.

(Sec. 5) States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of activity precluded under the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002.

(Sec. 6) States that the Secretary shall use amounts available to the Department's Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Services account to pay rewards authorized pursuant to this Act and to carry out other related activities.

What's happening now January 15, 2013

Became Public Law No: 112-283.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2