War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007
Latest action · Oct 17, 2007 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423.
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 11, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 9, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the provision of goods or services in connection with a mission of the U.S. Government overseas. Imposes: (1) a fine of not more than $1 million and/or a prison term of up to 20 years for knowingly defrauding the United States or a provisional authority in connection with such a mission or for materially overvaluing any goods or services with the intent to defraud; (2) a fine of not more than $1 million and/or a prison term of up to 10 years for falsification or concealment, false statements, or false documents in connection with such contracts or goods or services.
Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over war profiteering and fraud offenses. Permits venue for the prosecution of such offenses in any district where any act in furtherance of an offense took place or where any party to a contract or provider of goods or services is located.
Allows criminal forfeiture of property obtained from a war profiteering or fraud offense. Makes war profiteering and fraud a predicate offense for money laundering and racketeering offenses.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 950 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed375–3 | Oct 9, 2007 |
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2007 to Mar 27, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 27, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2007Markup Aug 1, 2007Reported Sep 27, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007Hearings Jun 19, 2007Markup Jul 24, 2007Reported Jul 24, 2007 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2007Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423.
- Oct 15, 2007Received in the Senate.
- Oct 9, 2007Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 9, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11356-11363)
- Oct 9, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 400.
- Oct 9, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Oct 9, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11368-11369)
- Oct 9, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 375 - 3 (Roll no. 950). (text: CR H11357)
- Oct 9, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 27, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-353.
- Sep 27, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.
- Aug 1, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Aug 1, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 24, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jun 19, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 11, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11485 | Paul W. Hodes D-NH | Oct 10, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11356–H11363Text printed H11357Recorded votes H11368enact | Christopher Shays R-CT, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Ike Skelton D-MO, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Neil Abercrombie D-HI, Ric Keller R-FL, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Davis R-VA | Oct 9, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2589 | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Mar 15, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 10, 2007H.R. 400, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2007</p>
- Aug 10, 2007H.R. 400, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-103 | WAR PROFITEERING AND OTHER CONTRACTOR CRIMES COMMITTED OVERSEAS96 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jun 19, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 119 | War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 | Identical bill | May 15, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Defense budgets
- Defense procurement
- Fines (Penalties)
- Forfeiture
- Fraud
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- International relief
- Iraq compilation
- Jurisdiction
- Military assistance
- Military civic action
- Military construction operations
- Military intervention
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Money laundering
- Organized crime
- Profit
- War relief
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2007Placed on Calendar Senate
- Oct 9, 2007Engrossed in House
- Sep 27, 2007Reported in House
- Jan 11, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
