Fight Fraud Act of 2009
Latest action · May 4, 2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fight Fraud Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to include within the definition of "financial institution" a mortgage lending business or any person or entity that makes, in whole or in part, a federally related mortgage loan. Defines "mortgage lending business" as an organization that finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and their subsidiaries, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce.
Extends the prohibition against making false statements in a mortgage application to employees and agents of a mortgage lending business.
Applies the prohibition against defrauding the federal government to fraudulent activities involving the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) or a federal economic stimulus, recovery, or rescue plan.
Expands securities fraud provisions to cover fraud involving options and futures in commodities.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to the Attorney General for FY2010-FY2011 for investigations, prosecutions, and civil proceedings involving federal assistance programs and financial institutions. Allocates such funds among various departments of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Authorizes additional appropriations to the U.S. Postal Service, the Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Secret Service for FY2010-FY2011 for similar investigations.
Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on amounts expended for fraud investigations and prosecutions and on amounts recovered from criminal or civil restitution, fines, penalties relating to such investigations and prosecutions.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and Indian tribes to establish and develop programs for enforcement against mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, and financial institution fraud, including enforcement against the use of computers use to commit such fraud. Sets forth requirements for grant applications and the use of grant funds.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2011.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants and enter into contracts with state and local criminal justice agencies and nonprofit organizations to improve the detection, investigation, and prosecution of covered criminal activities. Defines "covered criminal activity" as a criminal conspiracy or activity or a terrorist conspiracy or activity that spans jurisdictional boundaries, including: (1) terrorism; (2) economic crime, including financial fraud and mortgage fraud; and (3) high-tech crime, including Internet-based crime against children and child pornography.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 30, 2009 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2009Hearings Apr 1, 2009Markup Apr 28, 2009Reported May 4, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2009Discharged May 4, 2009 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2009Discharged May 4, 2009 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-95, Part I.
- May 4, 2009Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
- May 4, 2009Committee on Financial Services discharged.
- May 4, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
- Apr 28, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 28, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 1, 2009Committee Hearings Held.
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Mar 26, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 26, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- Mar 26, 2009Referred to House Financial Services
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
- Apr 29, 2009H.R. 1748, Flight Fraud Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 28, 2009</p>
- Apr 29, 2009H.R. 1748, Flight Fraud Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 28, 2009
Printed hearings 2
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. 111-46 | STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT AND PREVENTING FRAUD IN FHA AND OTHER HUD PROGRAMS108 pages | Financial Services Committee | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-51 | PROPOSALS TO FIGHT FRAUD AND PROTECT TAXPAYERS182 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 1, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 386 | FERA | Related bill | May 20, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance the investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fight Fraud Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Fight Fraud Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Treasury
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Financial crises and stabilization
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Pornography
- Postal service
- Securities
- Sex offenses
- Terrorism
- White-collar crime
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Reported in House
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced 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.
