Search Results: keywords:"investigative authorities"

  • H. R. 7156 — To expand the investigative authorities of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:708

    H.R. 7156 is a legislative proposal aiming to strengthen the investigative powers of the United States Secret Service. Specifically, it plans to modify Section 3056(b) of Title 18 in the U.S. Code to broaden the scope of investigations, such as those involving money...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to give more power to the United States Secret Service to help them catch people doing bad things like stealing money on the internet. It also wants to give them more time in special programs to stop these crimes.

  • H. R. 7156 — To expand the investigative authorities of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:482

    The bill, titled the "Combating Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2024," aims to expand the investigative powers of the United States Secret Service. It amends Section 3056(b) of title 18, United States Code, to include additional crimes, such as those related to money...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a special rule that lets certain police officers (the Secret Service) do more jobs when they are looking into bad money games on the internet, but they need to ask some important bosses for permission first. It also says that a team that works on stopping bad money stuff can keep working for a longer time.