US Congress Senate Bill 995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2955)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Public Officials Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to include as a fraud offense a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing. Defines "undisclosed self-dealing" to mean: (1) performing an official act to benefit or further a financial interest of such public official, a spouse or minor child, a general business partner, a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, or an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; and (2) knowingly falsifying, concealing, covering up, or failing to disclose material information regarding a financial interest as required by law.

Public Officials Accountability Act

Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2955)
2011-05-12	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2955)

HB1468 (Related) 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB1793 (Related) 2011-05-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB1923 (Same As) 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB1973 (Same As) 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/995/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s995/BILLS-112s995is.pdf