3.0.0 1724 2023-01-11T13:17:58Z 2023-01-11T13:17:58Z Senate S S 2009-09-29 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-09-29T19:09:00Z 2009-09-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-09-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2009-09-29 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-09-29 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2009-09-29 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-11-05 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2010-05-03 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Housing finance and home ownership Real estate business Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-09-29 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-09T21:33:31Z Fighting Real Estate Fraud Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants on a competitive basis through the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to states, local governments, and Indian tribal governments to assist prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting real estate fraud. Defines "real estate fraud" to include crimes involving purposeful misrepresentations, forgeries, omissions to general applications, tax returns, financial statements, appraisals and valuations, verifications of deposit and employment, escrow and closing documents, credit reports, and any actions that may defraud a secured creditor.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effectiveness of the grant program in investigating and prosecuting real estate fraud.

]]> Fighting Real Estate Fraud Act of 2009 Display Title Fighting Real Estate Fraud Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of Justice to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance which shall assist local criminal prosecutor's offices in investigating and prosecuting crimes of real estate fraud. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fighting Real Estate Fraud Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1724is/xml/BILLS-111s1724is.xml 2009-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.