HR 1857
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Organized crime
Pornography
Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017
Introduced: April 3, 2017
Introduced by:
Lynch, Stephen F.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on: (1) serious crimes committed by informants maintained by their law enforcement agencies, (2) amounts paid to the informants, and (3) amounts received through information from or cooperation by the informants.
The bill defines the term "serious crime."
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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