Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
Long title	An act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	FERA
Enacted by	the 111th United States Congress
Effective	May 20, 2009
Citations
Public law	111-21
Statutes at Large	123 Stat. 1617
Codification
Titles amended	18, 31
U.S.C. sections created	18 USC §27
U.S.C. sections amended	18 USC §20; 18 USC §1014; 18 USC §1031(a); 18 USC §1348; 18 USC §1956(c); 18 USC §1957(f); 31 USC §3729; 31 USC §3730(h); 31 USC §3731(b); 31 USC §3732; 31 USC §3733
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 386 by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on February 5, 2009; Committee consideration by Judiciary; Passed the Senate on April 28, 2009 (92-4); Passed the House on May 6, 2009 (367-59) with amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on May 14, 2009 (unanimous consent) with further amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on May 18, 2009 (338-52); Signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 20, 2009;

The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, or FERA, Pub. L. 111–21 (text) (PDF), S. 386, 123 Stat. 1617, enacted May 20, 2009, is a public law in the United States enacted in 2009. The law enhanced criminal enforcement of federal fraud laws, especially regarding financial institutions, mortgage fraud, and securities fraud or commodities fraud.