WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Sentences (Criminal procedure)

H.R. 6167, The Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6167 would amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children....

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S. 3014, The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3014 would amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children....

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S. 2996, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2996 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System....

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S. 2912, The Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2912 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals....

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H.R. 5862, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reading of crime victims' rights in open court in criminal cases

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5862 would amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reading of crime victims' rights in open court in criminal cases....

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H.R. 5768, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions, and for other purposes

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5768 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions....

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S. 2767, A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2767 would provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 2603, The Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2603 would amend title XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide increased civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare program and to increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment....

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S. 2543, The Child Custody Protection Act

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2543 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions....

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S. 2491, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize adjustments for inflation in payments of forfeited pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces whose courtmartial sentences of confinement and forfeiture are later set aside

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2491 would amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize adjustments for inflation in payments of forfeited pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces whose courtmartial sentences of confinement and forfeiture are later set aside....

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H.R. 4626, The CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4626 would reauthorize and amend the Commodity Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives....

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H.R. 4545, The Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4545 would target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine....

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S. 2421, The Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2421 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated....

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H.R. 4302, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reading in open court in criminal cases of crime victims' rights

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4302 would amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reading in open court in criminal cases of crime victims' rights....

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H.R. 4283, The Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4283 would amend title 18, United States Code, to award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs....

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H.R. 4175, The Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4175 would amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to data privacy and security....

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H.R. 4163, The Zero Tolerance School Terror Act

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4163 would provide an enhanced penalty for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property....

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H.R. 4128, The Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4128 would modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code....

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S. 2317, The Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2317 would amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to strengthen and harmonize the protection of intellectual property....

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H.R. 4111, The Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4111 would address the effect of the death of a defendant in Federal criminal proceedings....

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H.R. 4110, The Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4110 would amend the Mandatory Victims' Restitution Act to improve restitution for victims of crime....

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H.R. 4081, The PACT Act

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4081 would prevent tobacco smuggling, and it would ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes....

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H.R. 4022, The Military Success in Iraq Commemoration Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4022 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996....

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H.R. 4005, The Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4005 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children....

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H.R. 3990, The Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3990 would reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants....

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