This bill directs the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to create a public database of federal enforcement actions involving corporate offenses. The BJS must collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish information about enforcement actions taken by Federal agencies. The database must be searchable, downloadable, and accessible on the Bureau website. It must include items such as the business entity or individual named, employers and parent companies when relevant, the type of offense, relevant statutes or regulations, the Federal agency bringing the action, outcomes and related documentation, and a unique identifier for each entity or person. The Director must issue guidance for agency data submissions within 180 days, publish the database within one year, update it as new information is collected, and provide an annual report to Congress that includes data analysis and recommendations.
If enacted, there will be a public online database run by the Bureau of Justice Statistics that anyone can search and download. The database will list corporations and individuals identified in federal enforcement actions, the alleged offenses, relevant laws, the federal agency involved, and outcomes when available. It may include information on employers and parent companies and will use unique identifiers for entities and people. The database is intended to cover actions taken before or after enactment when the information is available. Federal agencies named in BJS guidance will be required to submit data to the Bureau.
No publicly available information.
The bill was introduced by Representative Mary Gay Scanlon with several cosponsors (Eleanor Norton, Henry Johnson, Rashida Tlaib, Pramila Jayapal, Summer Lee, Becca Balint, and Dave Min). The text directs the BJS to build, publish, and maintain a database of federal enforcement actions involving corporate offenses, and to report annually to Congress with data analysis, estimates of impact, and recommendations developed in consultation with the Attorney General.
No publicly available information.