H.R. 323 (112th): Corporate Crime Database Act

Introduced:
Jan 19, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. John Conyers Jr. [D-MI14]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on January 19, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 19, 2011
Referred to Committee Jan 19, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To establish a corporate crime database, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 19, 2011.
4 pages

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1/19/2011--Introduced.
Corporate Crime Database Act - Directs the Attorney General to:
(1) acquire data, for each calendar year, regarding all administrative, civil, and criminal judical proceedings against any corporation or corporate official involving a felony or misdemeanor or civl charge where potential fines may be $1,000 or more;
(2) establish and maintain a publicly available website on improper conduct by all corporations with annual revenues of more than $1 billion; and
(3) prepare an annual report to Congress detailing the number of civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement actions brought against any corporation or corporate official and the final dispositions of such actions.

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