3.0.0 4148 2023-01-13T04:49:52Z 2023-01-13T04:49:52Z House H HR 2005-10-26 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2006-02-06T16:29:15Z Referred to 2005-10-26T14:00:20Z 2006-02-06 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-10-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2181) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2005-10-26 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2005-10-26 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-10-26 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2005-10-26 True K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2005-10-26 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2005-10-26 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-10-26 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2005-10-26 True S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-10-26 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2005-11-01 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2005-11-16 False Crime and Law Enforcement Commerce Disaster relief Disasters Electronic commerce Emergency Management Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government procurement Hurricane aftermath legislation Profit Science, Technology, Communications Telemarketing Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-10-26 Introduced in House 2005-12-13T15:22:26Z Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, in any matter involving a contract with the federal government for the provision of goods or services in connection with relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency, knowingly and willfully: (1) executing or attempting to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud the United States; (2) falsifying, concealing, or covering up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (3) making any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation or making or using any materially false writing or document knowing it to contain such a statement or entry; or (4) materially overvaluing any good or service with the specific intent to excessively profit from the federal disaster or emergency.

Revises code provisions regarding fraud by wire, radio, or television to cover fraud during and in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency.

]]> Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005 Display Title Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Disaster Profiteering Prevention Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-10-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4148ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4148ih.xml 2006-02-06 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.