Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 15, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) issue public written guidelines for deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements; (2) establish rules for the selection of independent monitors for deferred prosecution agreements; and (3) place the text of deferred prosecution agreements on the public website of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Defines "deferred prosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally defer criminal prosecution of that organization. Defines "nonprosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally decide not to file criminal charges against the organization.
Requires a deferred prosecution agreement to be filed in an appropriate U.S. district court. Requires such court to approve an agreement if it is consistent with the guidelines for such agreements and is in the interests of justice.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 15, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jul 15, 2008 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 15, 2008 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jul 15, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Commerce
- Corporate accountability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal procedure
- Department of Justice
- District courts
- Electronic government information
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Judicial review
- Law
- Pleas (Criminal procedure)
- Prosecution
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2008Introduced in House
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