US Congress Senate Bill 2062 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 2 2012 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal the prohibition on importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce: (1) fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law; or (2) plants taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law, without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by foreign law, or in violation of any limitation under foreign law that governs the export or transshipment of plants. Repeals the prohibition on possessing such fish, wildlife, or plants within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Establishes a $200,000 maximum limit on a civil penalty for a knowing violation of such Act that involves fish, wildlife, or plants with a market value of $350 or more. Repeals: (1) criminal penalties under such Act, and (2) the authorization to suspend, modify, or cancel specified licenses or permits issued to any person who is convicted of a criminal violation of such Act.

Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012

Sen Paul, Rand	Sen Coburn, Tom	Sen DeMint, Jim	Sen Enzi, Michael B.
Sen Lee, Mike	Sen McConnell, Mitch	Sen Risch, James E.	Sen Wicker, Roger F.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB4171 (Same As) 2012-05-08 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN02062:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s2062is/pdf/BILLS-112s2062is.pdf