HR 3644 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Securities Fraud Prevention Act of 2002

Introduced Jan 29, 2002 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 18, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 29, 2002
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Securities Fraud Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends Federal criminal law with respect to civil remedies for violations of prohibited activities by racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO). Repeals the denial of (thus permitting) civil remedies for securities fraud.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2002 to Apr 10, 2002, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	Jan 29, 2002
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Jan 29, 2002
D-MA	Edward J. Markey	Original	Jan 29, 2002
D-CA	Maxine Waters	Original	Jan 29, 2002
D-NC	Melvin L. Watt	Original	Jan 29, 2002
D-MO	Richard A. Gephardt	Original	Jan 29, 2002
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jan 29, 2002
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones		Feb 5, 2002
D-CA	Howard L. Berman		Feb 8, 2002
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie		Feb 14, 2002
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich		Mar 20, 2002
D-IN	Julia Carson		Mar 20, 2002
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Mar 20, 2002
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Apr 10, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 29, 2002Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E46)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

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