Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2009
Latest action · Nov 17, 2009 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a late fee on unpaid criminal fines or restitution obligations of $2,500 or more; (2) revise requirements for the modification or remission of unpaid criminal fines, restitution obligations, or special assessments; (3) require the Attorney General to establish guidelines for the enforcement of all criminal and civil obligations owed to the United States; and (4) increase special assessments on persons convicted of federal misdemeanors and felonies.
Amends the federal judicial code to impose a late fee on unpaid money judgments owed to the United States.
Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Justice (DOJ) Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to support DOJ debt collection activities. Requires current federal agency share contributions for personnel benefits incurred as a result of this Act to be paid from such Fund.
Requires assistant U.S. attorneys to be treated in the same manner as federal law enforcement officers for purposes of federal employee retirement benefit provisions.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2009 to Apr 13, 2010; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Nov 17, 2009 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Dec 15, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Apr 13, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2786 | Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2009 | Related bill | Nov 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to provide incentives for the prompt payments of debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime by imposing late fees on unpaid judgments owed to the United States and to the victims of crime, to provide for offsets on amounts collected by the Department of Justice for Federal agencies, to increase the amount of special assessments imposed upon convicted persons, to establish an Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, supplement, and improve the debt collection activities of the Department of Justice, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government trust funds
- Law enforcement officers
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2009Introduced in House
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