S4857-118

Introduced

To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 30, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id8c6a6f93468043559cac9e3a3ef708fe: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Prosecution Integrity for Espionage Statutes Act or the SPIES Act.
  • Section id540361C5289E4BC38C50854A6CAD6A78: 2. Offenses involving espionage, procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully, or harboring or concealing persons Chapter 213 of title 18, United...
  • Section id00723ec80b1b4400a554512370702bc6: 3302. Espionage offenses Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an indictment may be found or an information may be instituted at any time without...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
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  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 30, 2024

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lankford) introduced …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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