3.0.0 4540 2023-01-11T13:26:32Z 2023-01-11T13:26:32Z House H HR 2014-05-01 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PASCRELL:H.R. 4540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Section 8, clause 18: ``The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H3408]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-21T14:25:34Z Referred to 2014-05-01T13:01:00Z 2014-07-21 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2014-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2014-05-01 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-05-01 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2014-05-01 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business ethics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Government information and archives Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2014-05-01 Introduced in House 2014-05-09T14:01:10Z Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2014 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) issue public written guidelines for deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements, (2) establish rules for the selection of independent monitors for deferred prosecution agreements, and (3) place the text of deferred prosecution agreements on the public website of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Defines "deferred prosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally defer criminal prosecution of that organization. Defines "nonprosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally decide not to file criminal charges against the organization.

Requires a deferred prosecution agreement to be filed in an appropriate U.S. district court. Requires such court to approve an agreement if it is consistent with the guidelines for such agreements and is in the interests of justice.

]]> Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2014 Display Title Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4540ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4540ih.xml 2014-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.