S 995 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Public Officials Accountability Act

Introduced May 12, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor Mark Kirk R-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 12, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2955)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 12, 2011
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Public Officials Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to include as a fraud offense a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing. Defines "undisclosed self-dealing" to mean: (1) performing an official act to benefit or further a financial interest of such public official, a spouse or minor child, a general business partner, a business or organization in which the public official is serving as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, or an individual, business, or organization with whom the public official is negotiating for, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective employment or financial compensation; and (2) knowingly falsifying, concealing, covering up, or failing to disclose material information regarding a financial interest as required by law.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 12, 2011Introduced in Senate
  2. May 12, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2955)
  3. May 12, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2955)

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1468Honest Services Restoration ActRelated billJul 11, 2011
HR 1793Clean Up Government Act of 2011Related billMay 23, 2011
HR 1923Public Officials Accountability ActIdentical billJul 11, 2011
HR 1973Public Officials Accountability ActIdentical billJul 11, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

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  1. May 12, 2011Introduced in Senate

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