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HR 5180 101th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bank directors Bank employees Bank failures Bank loans Bank records Deposit insurance Embezzlement Fines (Penalties) Fraud Larceny Postal crimes Savings and loan associations Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Depository Institutions' Civil and Criminal Enforcement Act

Introduced: June 27, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Jul 10, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Jun 27, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 27, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jun 27, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Depository Institutions' Civil and Criminal Enforcement Act - Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to change the amount of civil penalty assessed for specified violations from up to $1,000,000 to 25 percent of the violator's net worth. Removes special penalty rules for continuing violations and violations creating gain or loss.

Amends Federal criminal law to impose a minimum two-year prison term for certain violations, including theft and embezzlement, involving depository institutions and a minimum one-year prison term for obstruction of justice.

What's happening now July 15, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 16, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5180: Depository Institutions' Civil and Criminal Enforcement Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5180/
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"H.R. 5180: Depository Institutions' Civil and Criminal Enforcement Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5180/.
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