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S 1061 100th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Civil procedure Courts and Civil Procedure Crime prevention Criminal procedure and sentencing Customs administration Foreign Trade and Investments Forfeiture Import restrictions Imports Judicial districts Pornography

A bill relating to enforcement of the restrictions against imported pornography.

Introduced: April 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Apr 21, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 21, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 which prohibit the importation of immoral articles (treasonous or obscene materials, drugs for causing unlawful abortions, and lottery tickets) to permit customs officers to transmit information regarding the seizure of such articles to the U.S. attorney in the district to which the articles are addressed for institution of forfeiture, confiscation, and destruction actions. (Present law requires seizure information to be transmitted only to the U.S. attorney's office in the district at which the seizure took place.)

Requires forfeiture proceedings for obscene material to begin within 30 days of seizure. Prohibits invalidation of a seizure or forfeiture for delay if proceedings are postponed pending the consideration of constitutional issues. Permits stays of forfeiture proceedings pending completion of any related criminal matters.

What's happening now March 1, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1