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H.R.2740 - MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007
To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Short: MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Official: To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Commentary: Getting a grip on private security contractors
By ASHLEY DEEKS The Senate is considering a House-passed bill, HR 2740, that would grant the federal government broader power to prosecute wrongdoing by US ...
fbi: contractor killings not justified
... the house of representatives passed hr 2740 (389-30), which "would extend the jurisdiction of the military extraterritorial jurisdiction act (meja) to ...
Executive Editor Jason Winders, on a recent vote by local ...
Last week, by a vote of 389-30, the US House of Representatives sent the Senate a bill (HR 2740) that would extend US criminal jurisdiction to all private ...
House Passes Bill Outlining Prison Time, Fines for ‘War Profiteering’
Last week, the House passed a bill ( HR 2740 ) that would bring all contractors in Iraq within the reach of US law, amid allegations that Blackwater USA, ...
‘No happy endings in Iraq that I can see’
... the US House sent the Senate a bill last week (HR 2740, passing 389-30) that makes it easier for the US to prosecute all private contractors overseas. ...
Lawmaker demands records on fired Blackwater employee
The measure (HR 2740) would allow federal prosecutors to charge US contractors for crimes committed in overseas war zones. A resident of Seattle, ...
Contract law
Despite White House complaints last week that HR 2740 arose all of a sudden, oversight of private contractors and their operations has long been a concern ...
How Your US Lawmaker Voted
By a vote of 389-30, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill (HR 2740) that would extend US criminal jurisdiction to all private contractors overseas, ...
The Mission in Iraq & Blackwater
HR 2740 To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. Recently introduced legislation ...
Pelosi: New Direction Congress is Determined to Hold Private ...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House overwhelmingly passed HR 2740, ...
US House passes bill to expand US court jurisdiction over ...
... the MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act [HR 2740 information] passed Thursday will expand US court jurisdiction to all US civilian contractors working in ...
Pelosi: New Direction Congress is Determined to Hold Private ...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 PRNewswire-USNewswire —- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House overwhelmingly passed HR 2740, ...
Hold private security companies accountable
C., HR 2740, the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007. This bill would address a serious gap in accountability ...
Waxman Blackwater Grandstanding
Holding contractors accountable under MEJA is clearly the way to go, and simply passing HR 2740 would resolve nearly all questions regarding military ...
White House Raps Contractor Bill But Stops Short of Veto Threat
The bill ( HR 2740 ), by David E. Price , DN.C., is expected to pass nonetheless. It would bring State Department and other contractors within the reach of ...
Accountability for contractors
House bill HR 2740, would close the loophole by giving US federal courts jurisdiction over the actions of contractors working for any US government agency ...
Blackwater USA Supports Proposed Legislation on Contractor ...
Blackwater applauds Congressman Price for introducing this important legislation, and encourages passage of HR 2740 titled "MEJA Expansion and Enforcement ...
US: Close Legal Loopholes Allowing Contractors to Act with Impunity
Price’s legislation (HR 2740) would clarify that any US contractor who commits a felony while operating in Iraq or Afghanistan is liable to federal criminal ...
US: Close Legal Loopholes Allowing Contractors to Act with Impunity
Price’s legislation (HR 2740) would clarify that any US contractor who commits a felony while operating in Iraq or Afghanistan is liable to federal criminal ...
Q&A: Private Military Contractors and the Law
Legislation pending before Congress (HR 2740 and S.674) would expand MEJA jurisdiction to cover all US government contractors operating in areas – such as ...
Pentagon gives Blackwater new contract
The proposed bill, HR 2740, will also establish Federal Bureau of Investigation investigative units in the war zone charged with investigating allegations ...
The Week at a Glance: Oct. 1-5
... 2175 Rayburn House Rules considers rules for floor debate on legislation on inspectors general ( HR 928 ) and government contracting ( HR 2740 ). ...
Pentagon Gives Blackwater New Contract
The proposed bill, HR 2740, will also establish FBI investigative units in the war zone charged with investigating allegations of misconduct. ...
US-IRAQ: Pentagon Gives Blackwater New Contract
The proposed bill, HR 2740, will also establish FBI investigative units in the war zone charged with investigating allegations of misconduct. ...
A clash between security guards and Iraqis highlights the need to ...
David Price, the Triangle-area Democrat, has introduced a bill (HR 2740) to clarify that all contractors working for the US government in Iraq could be ...
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