3.0.0 1946 2023-01-11T20:36:24Z 2023-01-11T20:36:24Z Senate S S 2007-08-02 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-12-10T23:49:46Z Markup by 2007-11-01T15:43:04Z Referred to 2007-08-02T20:42:38Z S. Rept. 110-239 Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 110 1872 HR 2007-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 110 118 S 2007-01-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S118) Related bill CRS 2007-12-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. Calendars 2007-12-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-239. Committee 2007-12-10 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-239. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-11-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-08-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10796-10797) IntroReferral 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10795-10796) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-08-02 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2007-10-25 False 2007-11-09T06:00:00Z S. 1946, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19324 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 1, 2007</p> 2007-11-09T06:00:00Z S. 1946, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19324 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 1, 2007 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Bribery Campaign funds Criminal investigation Department of Justice District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Embezzlement Extortion Federal aid programs Federal employees Federal officials Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys Government employees' political activities Jurisdiction Larceny Law Limitation of actions Misconduct in office Obstruction of justice Organized crime Perjury Postal service Prosecution Public corruption Public prosecutors Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-11T17:15:38Z Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) establish a six-year limitation period for the prosecution of certain public corruption crime relating to bribery, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering; (2) revise prohibitions against mail and wire fraud to include the taking of any other thing of value (in addition to money or property) in the commission of such crimes; (3) expand the prohibition against bribery in connection with programs receiving federal financial assistance; (4) increase maximum penalties for theft of government property, bribery, and other public corruption offenses; (5) include certain government theft and bribery offenses as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps; (6) revise the definition of "official act" for purposes of public corruption prosecutions; and (7) expand venue requirements for perjury and obstruction of justice proceedings.

Authorizes appropriations for additional Department of Justice personnel to investigate and prosecute public corruption offenses.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to public corruption offenses to reflect increased penalties for such crimes.

]]> 01 2007-12-10 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-01-11T22:16:25Z Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses.

(Sec. 2) Establishes a six-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering.

(Sec. 3) Expands mail and wire fraud statutes to cover offenses involving any other thing of value (e.g., intangible rights and licenses).

(Sec. 4) Modifies general venue rules for criminal prosecutions to allow prosecutions in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed.

(Sec. 5) Reduces from $5,000 to $1,000 the threshold amount for theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs and increases the maximum prison term for such offenses from 10 to 15 years.

(Sec. 6) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records from 10 to 15 years.

(Sec. 7) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for bribery offenses from 15 to 20 years.

(Sec. 8) Increases to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) solicitation by federal officers and employees of political contributions from other federal officers and employees; (2) promise of employment made possible by an act of Congress for political activity; (3) deprivation of such employment for political activity; (4) intimidation to secure political contributions; (5) solicitation and acceptance of contributions in federal offices; and (6) coercion of political activity by federal employees.

(Sec. 9) Applies the prohibition against embezzlement or theft of federal money or property to government officials and employees of the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 10) Includes embezzlement or theft of government money or property as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps.

(Sec. 12) Modifies elements relating to the crime of bribery to: (1) prohibit gratuities to a public official for or because of such official's position not otherwise permitted by law; (2) expand the definition of "official act" to include any conduct that falls within the range of official duty of a public official; (3) include a course of conduct involving multiple gifts, offers or promises designed to influence a public official.

(Sec. 15) Expands the venue for perjury and obstruction of justice offenses to allow prosecutions in districts in which the proceeding affected by the perjury or obstruction takes place.

(Sec. 16) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011 for additional Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel to investigate and prosecute public corruption offenses.

(Sec. 17) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption offenses to reflect the increased penalties for such offenses set forth in this Act.

]]> Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act Reported to Senate 2007-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1946rs/xml/BILLS-110s1946rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1946is/xml/BILLS-110s1946is.xml 2007-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. 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.