MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007
To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (4 more)10/4/2007--Passed House amended. MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Provides that persons who, while employed under a federal agency contract in, or in close proximity to, an area where the Armed Forces are conducting a contingency operation, engage in conduct that would constitu... moreSee Full Bill Text
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| June 15, 2007 | October 04, 2007 |
Latest Vote
| October 04, 2007Roll call number 940 in the House | |||
| Question: On Passage: H R 2740 MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 90% | Result: Passed | |
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February 04, 2008 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 ...
November 15, 2007 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 ...
October 12, 2007 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 ...
Blog Coverage
January 25, 2008 "The Boat Must Be Rocked" - Congresswoman Slaughter on KBR Rape Case
Sign a petition urging the Senate to promptly pass HR 2740 - The MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007, (or the Clarification of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act.) This expands culpability to all US contractors ...
January 16, 2008 Human Rights First Calls for Action on Price Bill
The report â entitled âPrivate Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of Impunity" â calls upon Congress to enact Priceâs legislation (HR 2740) to ensure that all war contractors are held accountable under the US criminal code. ...
January 15, 2008 MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 : report (to accompany ...
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