US SB3466 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of offenses under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased to appropriately account for the actual harm to the public and the environment from such offenses. Amends the federal criminal code to require mandatory restitution for harm resulting from negligent and intentional violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Title
Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010
Sponsors
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-06-24 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441. | |
2010-06-24 | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report. | |
2010-06-24 | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. | |
2010-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4747) | |
2010-06-09 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4746) |
Same As/Similar To
SB3663 (Related) 2010-07-29 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Crime and law enforcement
Crime prevention
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Environmental regulatory procedures
Marine pollution
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Water quality
Crime and law enforcement
Crime prevention
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Environmental regulatory procedures
Marine pollution
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Water quality