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Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2024

June 7, 2024

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently IN_COMMITTEE. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Version history

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Finance Connection

Notable money activity
$1,450across 12 reported contributions
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CandidateDonorAmountIndustryDate
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Margo Trone$250Non Profit CEOApr 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Lia Travers$200RetiredDec 2020
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Raika Angelov$100Household ManagerJan 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Edna Baradas$100SalesJan 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Jimena Cabrera Furie$100LawyerJan 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Bianca D'Carpio Denson$100President/CEODec 2020
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Kara Vega$100HRJan 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Clay & Hillary Zachry$100Financial AdvisorJan 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Maria Cristina Troncoso Gibbs$100PhotographerFeb 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Dr. Carmen Schaye$100PredisentFeb 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Richelle Mercure-Fitzi$100TeacherJan 2021
Margo Trone for RB School Board 2021Amanda Riley$100ClergyDec 2020

Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.

The Frame

What this does

This legislation aims to increase public awareness of federal criminal laws by forcing agencies to consolidate and publish data on criminal statutes and regulatory offenses that have been enforced over the last 15 years.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Department of Justice

The department must compile a report on criminal statutory offenses and host a public index on its website.

Federal Agencies

35 listed agencies must report on their criminal regulatory offenses and maintain public indices on their websites.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill requires the Attorney General and various federal agencies to create a comprehensive, public list of all federal criminal laws and regulations. Within two years of the bill's passage, these agencies must publish an online, searchable index detailing the penalties and legal requirements for every federal criminal offense.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'criminal regulatory offense'?
The bill defines this as a federal regulation that is enforceable by a criminal penalty.
Will this bill cost taxpayers money?
The bill includes a 'Rule of Construction' stating that nothing in the act shall be construed to require or authorize appropriations.
Where will the public be able to see these lists?
The Attorney General and agency heads are required to make the indices freely accessible on their respective websites.

Why It Matters

This legislation aims to increase public awareness of federal criminal laws by forcing agencies to consolidate and publish data on criminal statutes and regulatory offenses that have been enforced over the last 15 years.

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policy shift90% confidence

Focus on Regulatory Transparency

The bill reflects a legislative trend toward auditing the scope of federal criminalization, specifically targeting the 'hidden' criminal penalties within agency regulations.

Connected Entities

organizationFederal agenciesResponsible for reporting on regulatory offensesMap →
organizationCommittee on the Judiciary of the SenateReceives the reportMap →
organizationDepartment of JusticeProsecutes criminal offensesMap →
personAttorney General of the United StatesResponsible for submitting the reportMap →
organizationCommodity Futures Trading CommissionListed as a federal agencyMap →
organizationSecurities and Exchange CommissionListed as a federal agencyMap →

Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy20
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz15
    Current news / social attention level

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