H.R.1872 - Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007

To amend title 18, United States Code, to give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title 18, United States Code, to give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption. as introduced.
  • Short: Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 as introduced.

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4/17/2007--Introduced.Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) extend to eight years the statute of limitations for certain public corruption offenses involving bribery, theft of government funds, mail fraud, and racketeering; and (2) permit

Official Summary

4/17/2007--Introduced.
Effective Corruption Prosecutions Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to:
(1) extend to eight years the statute of limitations for certain public corruption offenses involving bribery, theft of government funds, mail fraud, and racketeering; and
(2) permit interception of wire, oral or electronic communications in connection the crimes of theft of federal funds or bribery (federal program bribery) and include such crimes within the definition of racketeering for purposes of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Practices Act (RICO).
Authorizes appropriations for additional Department of Justice personnel to investigate and prosecute public corruption offenses.


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05/11/11
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09/14/08
Me and “Rosie D”: Text of a Grand Rounds Presentation

The legislative process is complex: HR 1872 was introduced in January 2007 and then, before 31 July 2008, it must be approved by the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, the Committee on Health Care Financing, ...

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11/02/07
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.1946 Public Corruption ...

Related Bills:. S.118 · H.R.1872. Related Issue Areas:. Public corruption · Criminal justice · Administrative procedure · Bribery; 33 more; Budgets · Campaign funds · Communications · Corruption in politics

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