[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CORPORATE CRIME DATABASE IS CRITICAL

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, this week I proudly joined Senator Durbin 
and Senator Blumenthal in introducing the Corporate Crime Database Act, 
bicameral legislation that requires the Department of Justice to 
collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal 
corporate criminal enforcement actions.
  While the Department of Justice regularly collects data on nearly 
every type of street-level crime, there is currently very little 
reporting of corporate and white-collar crimes.
  A Federal corporate crime database is critical to bolstering 
corporate crime law enforcement and holding wrongdoers accountable. But 
the last thorough DOJ report on corporate crime was in 1979.
  Without data or transparency, lawmakers, journalists, and the public 
are left in the dark about the size and scope of corporate crime in 
America and the effectiveness of the Federal Government's response.
  By requiring the DOJ to collect and analyze information regarding 
enforcement actions, publish a database of the enforcement actions, and 
submit an annual report to Congress, the Corporate Crime Database Act 
will deter future crimes and protect victims.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this 
commonsense legislation to curtail corporate crime.

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