3.0.0 2822 2023-01-11T13:18:50Z 2023-01-11T13:18:50Z House H HR 2009-06-11 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-23T13:36:26Z Referred to 2009-06-11T14:02:44Z Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act 111 49 S 2009-03-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. Related bill CRS 2009-07-23 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-06-11 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-06-11 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice District of Columbia Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Law enforcement officers Organized crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-06-11 Introduced in House 2009-07-15T15:50:45Z 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 crimes, including bribery, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering; (2) expand the penalties for theft or bribery involving programs receiving federal funds; (3) expand the prohibition against theft of public money or property to include thefts in the District of Columbia; (4) include certain government theft and bribery offenses as predicates for racketeering and money laundering prosecutions and wiretaps; and (5) expand the definition of "official act" for purposes of the crime of bribery of public officials and witnesses.

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

]]> Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act Display Title Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act Official Title as Introduced To help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act Introduced in House 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2822ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2822ih.xml 2009-07-23 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.