3.0.0 846 2023-01-11T20:00:56Z 2023-01-11T20:00:56Z House H HR 2007-02-06 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-01T15:47:15Z Referred to 2007-02-06T15:32:40Z Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 110 863 S 2008-01-07 Became Public Law No: 110-179. Related bill CRS 2007-03-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2007-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2007-02-06 True G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2007-02-06 True L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2007-02-06 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2007-02-06 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2007-02-06 True P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2007-02-06 True F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2007-02-07 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2007-02-27 False Crime and Law Enforcement Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Deceptive advertising Disaster relief Emergency Management Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government procurement Larceny Mail-order business Science, Technology, Communications Sentencing guidelines Subcontractors Telemarketing Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-02-06 Introduced in House 2007-02-24T16:36:47Z Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) set forth criminal penalties for fraud in the provision of benefits or the procurement of property or services in connection with a major disaster or emergency declared under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974; and (2) increase criminal penalties for engaging in wire, radio, television, or mail fraud during and in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency.

Directs the U. S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for persons convicted of fraud or theft offenses in connection with a declared emergency or major disaster.

]]> Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds. Introduced in House IH Display Title Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr846ih/xml/BILLS-110hr846ih.xml 2007-03-01 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.