US HB3244 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 3244 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-08-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Nuclear Trafficking Prevention Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that the transfer of a nuclear weapon or device or of nuclear material or technology for terrorist purposes is a crime against humanity and should be punished under customary international criminal law. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer of a nuclear weapon or device, or of nuclear material or sensitive nuclear technology, to any foreign terrorist organization or any other person engaged in terrorist activities. Grants extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute violations of this Act. Imposes a fine and minimum prison term of 25 years for violations (life imprisonment for violations resulting in death). Requires the Secretary of State to direct the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and representatives to bilateral and multilateral fora to seek international recognition that the transfer of nuclear weapons, devices, material, or technology for terrorist purposes is a crime against humanity.

Title

Nuclear Trafficking Prevention Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-08-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-07-16		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-07-16		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-07-16		Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.