Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017

Summary

Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on: (1) serious crimes committed by informants maintained by their law enforcement agencies, (2) amounts paid to the informants, and (3) amounts received through information from or cooperation by the informants. The bill defines the term "serious crime."

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Timeline

1. 3 April 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 April 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 April 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 April 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 April 2017

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Sponsors

• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Dwight Evans · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2015