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Ending Too Big to Jail Act

USA116th CongressS-1005| Senate 
| Updated: 4/3/2019
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ending Too Big to Jail Act This bill addresses fraud and criminal conduct within financial institutions. The bill replaces the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Financial Institution Crime and tasks the office with investigating crimes within financial institutions when such institutions fail. Financial institutions, bank holding companies, and savings and loan holding companies with assets greater than $10 billion must annually certify that all criminal conduct and civil fraud has been disclosed to the Department of Justice. The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations. The bill also revises the circumstances under which the government may enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with defendants that are not individuals. These agreements must be determined by the court to be in the public interest.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • April 3, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 3, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Accounting and auditingBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial crises and stabilizationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations

Ending Too Big to Jail Act

USA116th CongressS-1005| Senate 
| Updated: 4/3/2019
Ending Too Big to Jail Act This bill addresses fraud and criminal conduct within financial institutions. The bill replaces the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Financial Institution Crime and tasks the office with investigating crimes within financial institutions when such institutions fail. Financial institutions, bank holding companies, and savings and loan holding companies with assets greater than $10 billion must annually certify that all criminal conduct and civil fraud has been disclosed to the Department of Justice. The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations. The bill also revises the circumstances under which the government may enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with defendants that are not individuals. These agreements must be determined by the court to be in the public interest.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • April 3, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 3, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial crises and stabilizationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations