STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 47 (Monday, March 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 47 (Monday, March 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1056-S1057] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ______ By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Curtis): S. 4103. A bill to improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I rise today to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral Save Our Sequoias Act, This bill would enhance interagency coordination, accelerate forest restoration efforts, and provide important resources to land managers to guard, sequoia trees from further destruction. Specifically this legislation, would, one, codify the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; two, require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to work with the coalition and other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement a strategy to enhance the reforestation and rehabilitation of giant sequoia groves; three, provide congressional support for the use of existing emergency authorities to expedite sequoia wildfire resiliency projects; four, allow the Forest Service and National Park Service to partner with States, Tribes, local governments, or private entities to conduct resiliency projects in and around giant sequoia groves; and five, establish a philanthropic fund through the National Park Foundation to promote the resiliency of giant sequoias. Giant sequoias, the world's largest trees, are found in roughly 70 groves across 37,000 acres in California. Over the last century, giant sequoia groves have experienced a dangerous buildup of fuels, which, in combination with increasingly intense wildfires, has caused unparalleled destruction. In the last 2 years alone, there has been a nearly 20 percent loss of these iconic trees. For millennia, giant sequoia trees have been a hallmark of California's rich natural heritage. We must work collaboratively to protect these California icons from the threat of climate change and make sure they are preserved for generations to come. I want to thank the late Senator Feinstein for leading this effort during her time in the Senate. As a public lands champion and lover of California's natural landscape, she understood the need to protect our environment, and I am honored to continue this vital work. I also went to thank my colleague and friend Senator Curtis for coleading this effort with me in the Senate. Finally, I want to thank my California colleagues Representatives Fong and Peters, for leading this legislation in the House. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance the Save Our Sequoias Act as quickly as possible. ______ By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 4104. A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. [[Page S1057]] There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4104 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Crime Database Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CORPORATE CRIME DATABASE AT THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS. (a) In General.--Part C of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 305. CORPORATE CRIME DATABASE. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Business entity.--The term `business entity' means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. ``(2) Corporate offense.--The term `corporate offense' means-- ``(A) a violation or alleged violation of Federal law committed by-- ``(i) a business entity; or ``(ii) an individual employed by a business entity within the conduct of the individual's occupational role; and ``(B) any other violation determined by the Director to be a corporate offense. ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of the Bureau. ``(4) Enforcement action.--The term `enforcement action' includes any concluded administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement action or any declination, settlement, deferred prosecution agreement, or non-prosecution agreement entered into by a Federal agency to enforce a law or regulation. ``(5) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the meaning given the term `agency' in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. ``(b) Establishment.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2025, the Director shall-- ``(1) collect, aggregate, and analyze information regarding enforcement actions taken with respect to corporate offenses; and ``(2) publish on the internet website of the Bureau a database of the enforcement actions described in paragraph (1). ``(c) Information Included.--The database established under subsection (b) shall include the following information on an enforcement action with respect to corporate offenses: ``(1) Each business entity or individual identified by the enforcement action. ``(2) The employer of an individual identified under paragraph (1), as determined relevant by the Director. ``(3) The parent company of a business entity identified under paragraph (1) or the parent company of any employer identified under paragraph (2), as determined relevant by the Director. ``(4) The type of offense or alleged offense committed by the business entity or individual. ``(5) Any relevant statute or regulation violated by the business entity or individual. ``(6) Each Federal agency bringing the enforcement action. ``(7) The outcome of the enforcement action, if any, including all documentation relevant to the outcome. ``(8) An unique identifier for each business entity, individual, employer, or parent company identified by the enforcement action. ``(9) Any additional information the Director determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. ``(d) Information Collection by Director.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2025, the Director shall establish guidance for the collection of information from each Federal agency that carries out an enforcement action with respect to corporate offenses, including identification of each Federal agency that shall submit information to the Director and the manner in which, time at which, and frequency with which the information shall be submitted. ``(2) Cooperation by federal agencies.--Each Federal agency identified in the guidance established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Director the information specified by the Director, in accordance with that guidance. ``(3) Timing of information included.--To the extent to which information is available, the database established under subsection (b) shall include the information described in subsection (c) on each enforcement action with respect to corporate offenses taken by a Federal agency before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2025. ``(e) Publication Details.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Corporate Crime Database Act of 2025, the Director shall publish on the internet website of the Bureau the database established under subsection (b) in a format that is searchable, downloadable, and accessible to the public. ``(2) Update of information.--The Director shall update the information included in the database established under subsection (b) each time the information is collected under subsection (d). ``(f) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the publication of the database established under subsection (b), and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report including-- ``(1) a description of the data collected and analyzed under this section related to corporate offenses, including an analysis of recidivism, offenses and alleged offenses, and enforcement actions; ``(2) an estimate of the impact of corporate offenses on victims and the public; and ``(3) recommendations, developed in consultation with the Attorney General, for legislative or administrative actions to improve the ability of Federal agencies to monitor, respond to, and deter instances of corporate offenses.''. (b) Chief Data Officer Council.--Section 3520A(b) of title 44, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) identify ways in which a Federal agency (as defined in section 305 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) that carries out an enforcement action (as defined in that section) with respect to a corporate offense (as defined in that section) can improve the collection, digitalization, tabulation, sharing, and publishing of information under that section, and the standardization of those processes, in order to carry out that section.''. ____________________

Referenced legislation: S4103, S4104