H.R. 4132: Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2006
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H.R. 4132: Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2005-10-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-10-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2006
Plain summary
Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or up to five year prison term on any officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who obtains information that a confidential informant or other individual has committed a serious violent felony in violation of state or local law and knowingly and intentionally fails to inform the appropriate chief state law enforcement official and local prosecutor. Directs the FBI to inform the Attorney General that an FBI officer or employee has provided crime information under this Act.
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Official text
Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4132, Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2005 (2006-07-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4132, Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2005 (2006-07-14)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4132.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr4132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109