3.0.0 2572 2023-01-11T13:22:44Z 2023-01-11T13:22:44Z House H HR 2011-07-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 2572.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the Constitution____________________[Page H5127]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Discharged from 2011-11-20T18:46:14Z Hearings by 2011-07-26T17:01:58Z Referred to 2011-07-22T13:52:06Z Reported by 2012-09-21T16:37:10Z Markup by 2011-12-01T18:46:48Z Referred to 2011-07-15T14:00:40Z H. Rept. 112-688 Clean Up Government Act of 2011 112 1793 HR 2011-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Restore Public Trust Act 112 4054 HR 2012-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Related bill CRS 2012-09-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00499 2012-09-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-688. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-09-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-688. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-12-01 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0. Committee 2011-12-01 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-11-20 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. Committee 2011-07-26 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2011-07-22 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2011-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-15 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 Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2011-07-15 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2011-12-07 False 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 2011-07-15 Introduced in House 2011-09-09T14:46:02Z 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. Reduces from $5,000 to $1,000 the threshold amount for theft or bribery involving federally assisted programs.

Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs from 10 to 20 years; (2) theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records from 10 to 20 years; (3) bribery of public officials and witnesses from 15 to 20 years; and (4) seeking or accepting anything of value personally for testimony as a witness or for such person's absence from 2 to 5 years.

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

Modifies elements relating to the crime of bribery of public officials and witnesses to prohibit public officials from accepting anything of value, other than what is permitted by rule or regulation of the House of Representatives or the Senate, including those governing the acceptance of campaign contributions, for or because of the official's or person's official position. Expands the definition of "official act."

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

Establishes a statute of limitations of six years for specified public corruption offenses, including extortion, bribery, and racketeering activity that involves bribery chargeable under state law.

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.

Prohibits undisclosed self-dealing by public officials.

Amends the federal: (1) 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; and (2) criminal code to permit certain certifications regarding appeals by the United States to be made by the Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General.

]]> 17 2012-09-21 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2012-11-23T15:15:17Z 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.

(Sec. 2) 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. 3) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for theft or bribery involving federally assisted programs from 10 to 20 years. Reduces from $5,000 to $1,000 the threshold amount for bribery offenses.

(Sec. 4) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for theft and embezzlement of public property or records from 10 to 15 years.

(Sec. 5) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) bribery of public officials and witnesses from 15 to 20 years, and (2) seeking or accepting anything of value personally for testimony as a witness or for such witness's absence from 2 to 5 years.

Modifies elements relating to the crime of bribery of public officials and witnesses to prohibit public officials from accepting any thing or things of value, other than what is permitted by rule or regulation of the House of Representatives or the Senate, including those rules and regulations governing the acceptance of campaign contributions.

.Modifies the crime of illegal gratuities to require: (1) knowledge that a gratuity is being received by or given to a public official because of his or her position or status, and (2) that such gratuity has a value of not less than $1,000.

(Sec. 6) Extends the prohibition against the theft or embezzlement of public property or records to property or records of the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 7) Expands the crime of illegal gratuities to include gratuities given to a public official because of such official's position.

(Sec. 8) Expands the definition of "official act," for purposes of the prohibition against bribery, to include conduct that falls within the range of official duties of the public official, which may be more than a single act or a course of conduct.

(Sec. 9) Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption offenses to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses meet the requirements of this Act.

(Sec. 10) Extends the statute of limitations for specified public corruption offenses, including extortion, bribery, and racketeering activity that involves bribery chargeable under state law, to six years.

(Sec. 11) Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) solicitation by federal officers and employees of political contributions from other federal officers and employees (from three to five years), (2) promise of employment as a reward for political activity (from one to three years), (3) deprivation of such employment for political activity (from one to three years), (4) intimidation to secure political contributions (from three to five years), (5) solicitation and acceptance of contributions in federal offices (from three to five years), and (6) coercion of political activity by federal employees (from three to five years).

(Sec. 12) Includes as predicates for authorizing wiretaps the crimes of: (1) embezzlement or theft of public money, property, or records; (2) theft or bribery concerning programs that receive public funds; and (3) defrauding the United States.

(Sec. 13) Allows expanded venue (i.e., in the district in which the alleged offense occurred or in which the official proceeding was intended to be affected) for additional obstruction of justice offenses, including influencing or threatening a grand or petit juror or officer, obstructing proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees, and obstruction of a court order or a criminal investigation. Allows expanded venue for the prosecution of specified perjury offenses to include either the district in which the oath, declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury is made or in which a proceeding takes place.

(Sec. 14) Prohibits undisclosed self-dealing by public officials.

(Sec. 15) Amends the federal judicial code to permit the disclosure of information in a complaint against a judge regarding a potential criminal offense to the Attorney General, a federal, state, or local grand jury, or a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency.

(Sec. 16) Excludes from the term "anything of value," as applied in the bribery provisions of the federal criminal code, a bona fide salary, wages, fees, or other compensation paid, or expenses paid or reimbursed, in the usual course of business (thus limiting such exclusion to bribery provisions and rendering it inapplicable to other theft provisions concerning programs receiving federal funds).

(Sec. 17) Amends the federal criminal code to permit the Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General to make certifications regarding appeals from district court orders suppressing or excluding evidence or requiring the return of seized property (currently, such certifications are made by a U.S. attorney only).

]]> 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced Clean Up Government Act of 2011 Short Titles as Reported to House Clean Up Government Act of 2011 H House Reported in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2572rh/xml/BILLS-112hr2572rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2572ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2572ih.xml 2012-09-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499. 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.