Search Results: keywords:"director authority"

  • S. 3460 — To direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,359

    The bill, S. 3460, proposes the establishment of a database by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to track corporate offenses in the United States. The database would include information about enforcement actions against companies and individuals involved in violations of...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to create a special list that shows when companies or people break important rules, making sure everyone can see it and know about it. It also plans to help different groups collect and share this information better.

  • H. R. 7593 — To enhance the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research Service to obtain information directly from agencies of the Federal government.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:636

    H. R. 7593 aims to strengthen the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) by allowing direct access to necessary information from federal government agencies. This would enable the CRS to acquire various forms of data, such as books, records, and...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7593 is trying to make it so the Director of a group called the Congressional Research Service can ask for and get information from parts of the government more easily, just like checking out a book from a library. This way, they can learn and help others understand things better, but they still need to keep all the secrets safe, just like the people who work at those government parts do.