3.0.0 1793 2019-11-15T21:34:00Z 2019-11-15T21:34:00Z House H HR 2011-05-05 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 1793.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution.____________________[Page H3111]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-23T13:15:34Z Referred to 2011-05-05T13:07:10Z Honest Services Restoration Act 112 1468 HR 2011-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Public Officials Accountability Act 112 1923 HR 2011-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Public Officials Accountability Act 112 1973 HR 2011-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Clean Up Government Act of 2011 112 2572 HR 2012-09-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499. Related bill CRS Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act 112 401 S 2011-07-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119. Related bill CRS Public Officials Accountability Act 112 995 S 2011-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2955) Related bill CRS 2011-05-23 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2011-05-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-05-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2011-05-05 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing District of Columbia Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Judges Jurisdiction and venue Organized crime Postal service Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-05-05 Introduced in House 2011-08-22T17:06:40Z Clean Up Government Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses.

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

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

Increases the maximum term of imprisonment from: (1) 10 to 20 years for theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs; (2) 10 to 20 years for theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records; (3) 15 to 20 years for bribery of public officials; and (4) 2 to 5 years for providing gratuities because of an official's or person's official position or for any official act, or for bribery of a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court, any committee of Congress, or any U.S. agency, commission, or officer. Expands the definition of "official act" to include any act within the range of official duty, including any recommendation, which may be a single act, more than one act, or a course of conduct, and which may include a decision or recommendation that a government should not take action.

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

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption and racketeering offenses to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased.

Establishes a 10-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering.

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.

Includes embezzlement or theft of government money or property, and specified activity relating to major fraud against the United States, as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps.

Expands the types of perjury and obstruction of justice offenses for which venue lies in the district in which the official proceeding was intended to be affected or in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.

Includes as a prohibited scheme or artifice to defraud any scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing, as defined in this Act.

Amends the federal judicial code to permit the disclosure of information regarding a potential criminal offense by a judge to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a federal, state, or local grand jury, or federal, state, or local law enforcement agents.

Permits the U.S. attorney, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General (currently, only the U.S. attorney) to certify to the district court that an appeal by the United States is not taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is a substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding.

]]> Clean Up Government Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Clean Up Government Act of 2011 Display Title Clean Up Government Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to deter public corruption, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1793ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1793ih.xml 2011-05-23 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.