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To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report to Congress serious crimes, authorized as well as unauthorized, committed by their confidential informants.

USA115th CongressHR-1857| House 
| Updated: 4/24/2017
Stephen F. Lynch

Stephen F. Lynch

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • April 3, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • April 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 24, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Congressional oversightCrimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionOrganized crimePornography

To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report to Congress serious crimes, authorized as well as unauthorized, committed by their confidential informants.

USA115th CongressHR-1857| House 
| Updated: 4/24/2017
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
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • April 3, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • April 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 24, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Stephen F. Lynch

Stephen F. Lynch

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionOrganized crimePornography