3.0.0 119 2023-01-11T20:06:44Z 2023-01-11T20:06:44Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-05-15T23:47:46Z Markup by 2007-04-25T20:22:31Z Hearings by 2007-03-20T16:18:53Z Referred to 2007-01-04T21:05:32Z S. Rept. 110-66 War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 110 400 HR 2007-10-17 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423. Identical bill CRS Companion bill Senate Related bill House 2007-05-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 148. Calendars 2007-05-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. With written report No. 110-66. Additional views filed. Committee 2007-05-15 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. With written report No. 110-66. Additional views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-04-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2007-03-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-39. Committee 2007-01-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-5. Committee 2007-01-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S119-120) IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S118-119) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-01-04 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-01-04 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-01-04 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-01-04 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2007-01-04 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-01-04 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-01-04 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2007-01-04 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-01-04 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-01-04 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-01-04 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-01-04 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-01-08 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-01-08 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-01-08 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-01-08 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-01-11 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-02-26 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-03-29 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2007-04-23 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-05-22 False 2007-05-02T04:00:00Z S. 119, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18601 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2007</p> 2007-05-02T04:00:00Z S. 119, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18601 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2007 Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Defense budgets Defense procurement Fines (Penalties) Forfeiture Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors International Affairs International relief Iraq compilation Jurisdiction Military assistance Military civic action Military construction operations Military intervention Military occupation Military operations Money laundering Organized crime Profit War relief Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-19T22:36:23Z War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the provision of goods or services in connection with a war, military action, or relief or reconstruction activities within U.S. jurisdiction (including making materially false statements or representations or materially overvaluing any good or service with the specific intent to make excessive profit). Sets penalties for violations, including up to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of the greater of $1 million or twice the gross profits or other proceeds. Subjects: (1) any property which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation to civil and criminal forfeiture; and (2) transactions involving such property or proceeds to money laundering provisions.

]]> 01 2007-05-15 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2007-05-24T22:13:37Z War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the provision of goods or services in connection with a war, military action, or relief or reconstruction activities within U.S. jurisdiction. Prohibits: (1) executing or attempting to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud the United States; and (2) materially overvaluing any good or service with the specific intent to defraud and excessively profit from the war, military action, or relief or reconstruction activities.

Imposes a fine or prison term of up to 10 years for: (1) falsifying, concealing, or covering up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) making any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements; or (3) making or using any materially false writing or document knowing the same to be false, fictitious or fraudulent.

Establishes the fine provided by this Act as the greater of $1 million or twice the gross profits or other proceeds derived by a person convicted of an offense under this Act.

Expands venue rules for the prosecution of offenses under this Act.

Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over offenses under this Act.

Subjects any property which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation of this Act to civil and criminal forfeiture.

Makes the war profiteering and fraud offenses set forth by this Act predicate crimes for racketeering and money laundering offenses.

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