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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02/03/08
Commentary: Getting a grip on priv...

By ASHLEY DEEKS The Senate is considering a House-passed bill, HR 2740, that would grant the federal government broader power to prosecut...

Source: Federal Times
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11/14/07
fbi: contractor killings not justi...

... the house of representatives passed hr 2740 (389-30), which "would extend the jurisdiction of the military extraterritorial jurisdict...

Source: About - News & Issues, NY
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10/11/07
Executive Editor Jason Winders, on...

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 jurisdicti...

Source: Online Athens (subscription), GA
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10/09/07
House Passes Bill Outlining Prison...

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...

Source: Congressional Quarterly, DC
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10/09/07
‘No happy endings in Iraq that I c...

... 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 cont...

Source: Detroit Metro Times, MI
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10/08/07
Lawmaker demands records on fired ...

The measure (HR 2740) would allow federal prosecutors to charge US contractors for crimes committed in overseas war zones. A resident of ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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10/08/07
Contract law

Despite White House complaints last week that HR 2740 arose all of a sudden, oversight of private contractors and their operations has lo...

Source: News & Observer, NC
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10/06/07
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 con...

Source: Seattle Times, United States
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10/06/07
The Mission in Iraq & Blackwater

HR 2740 To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. Recently introd...

Source: ePluribus Media
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10/03/07
Pelosi: New Direction Congress is ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House overwhelmingly...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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Blog Coverage

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06/03/09
H.R.2740: IDEA Fairness Restoratio...

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12/23/08
ISS - Congressional hearings set f...

In October, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill (H.R. 2740) sponsored by Rep. David Price (D-N.C.) that would subject all war zone con...

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12/15/08
BLACKFIVE: The relevant Law for th...

110-352, September 27, 2007, Mr. Conyers, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following, a report to accompany H.R. 2740, ...

Source: BLACKFIVE
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12/13/08
ISS - House passes military contra...

The final vote on H.R. 2740 was 389 to 30 -- a strong show of bipartisan unity against the White House. In a statement (pdf) released yes...

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12/08/08
The Volokh Conspiracy - Blackwater...

On October 4, 2007, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2740, the MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007, by a vote of 389-30. 1...

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11/16/08
US: Close Legal Loopholes Allowing...

Price’s legislation (HR 2740) would clarify that any US contractor who commits a felony while operating in Iraq or Afghanistan is liabl...

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11/14/08
US: Close Legal Loopholes Allowing...

Price’s legislation (HR 2740) would clarify that any US contractor who commits a felony while operating in Iraq or Afghanistan is liabl...

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10/28/08
Obama Infomercial Leaked - Get the...

Congressman David Price (D-NC) introduced companion legislation in the House (H.R. 2740), which passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 389-30...

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10/19/08
Bush/Cheney agree to date certain ...

The House did vote to pass MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 (HR 2740) (Tom Allen and Mike Michaud voted aye - the Senate versio...

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10/15/08
Moyers on Blackwater's "Spectacle ...

Yes, the House has passed H.R. 2740, Holding Security Contractors in War Zones Overseas Accountable, which clarifies the Military Extrate...

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