3.0.0 4390 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z House H HR 2004-05-19 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2004-06-28T17:30:38Z Referred to 2004-05-19T14:00:35Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-05-19T14:00:40Z 2004-06-28 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2004-05-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2004-05-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2004-05-19 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2004-07-08 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2004-07-08 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2004-07-08 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2004-07-08 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2004-07-08 False H001031 Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13] JOSEPH HOEFFEL D PA M. 13 2004-07-08 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2004-07-08 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2004-07-08 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2004-07-08 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-07-08 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2004-07-08 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2004-07-08 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2004-07-08 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2004-07-08 False S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2004-07-08 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2004-07-08 False T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2004-07-08 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2004-07-08 False U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2004-07-08 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2004-07-08 False S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2004-09-22 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Arrest Criminal procedure Department of Defense Extraterritoriality Families Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government contractors International Affairs Iraq compilation Jurisdiction Law Military law Military occupation Military operations War crimes Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-05-19 Introduced in House 2004-08-04T14:55:44Z MEJA Clarification Act - Amends the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 (MEJA) to require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that persons covered by the MEJA are arrested and delivered to proper authorities for prosecution if there is probable cause to believe that they have engaged in conduct that violates the MEJA while outside the United States.

Expands the jurisdiction of the MEJA to cover the civilian employees, contractors, and employees of contractors of any Federal agency or provisional authority, and their dependents, to the extent that the employment relates to the mission of the Department of Defense overseas or to operations within territory that the United States occupies solely or jointly.

Clarifies that the MEJA covers offenses that would constitute war crimes.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act containing regulations implementing the MEJA.

]]> MEJA Clarification Act Display Title MEJA Clarification Act Official Title as Introduced To extend the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) to provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting the mission of the Department of Defense overseas. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced MEJA Clarification Act Introduced in House 2004-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4390ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4390ih.xml 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.