United States · Bill · S
S. 2979 (111th)
Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2010
Introduced
2 February 2010
Last action
2 February 2010 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S443-445)
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant jurisdiction over and impose penalties on federal contractors and employees who commit certain crimes outside of the United States while employed by or accompanying any agency of the United States other than the Armed Forces. Sets forth the crimes under federal law that are covered by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) assign personnel and resources through Investigative Units for Contractor and Employee Oversight to investigate allegations of criminal offenses by federal contractors and employees; and (2) report to Congress annually on the number of criminal cases received, investigated, and referred for prosecution. Grants the Attorney General principal authority for the enforcement of this Act.
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Timeline
2 February 2010
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S443-445)
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2010
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S442-443)
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2010
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 February 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2979
- us · 111-s-2979 · source updated 10 August 2026