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December 22, 2010
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John Conyers, Jr.
Ranking Member
December 19, 2010
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) today introduced two bills designed to hold corporations and their officers accountable for criminal actions. The first bill, the Dangerous Products Warning Act, H.R. 6544, requires business entities to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate federal officials of any product or service that poses a serious danger to the public, keeping stakeholders aware of any defects. Corporations and their officers will be held criminally liable for failure to give such warning. The second bill, the Corporate Crime Database Act, H.R.