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HR 4282 105th Congress House

Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1998

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to police badges.

Introduced: July 21, 1998 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement CounterfeitingEmblemsEquipment and suppliesFines (Penalties)
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FraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsIdentification devicesLaw enforcement officersPolice
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2276-2277)
Jul 31, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 21, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 21, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2276-2277)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) transferring, transporting, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge; (2) transferring, in interstate or foreign commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual not authorized to possess it under the law of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the police; (3) receiving a genuine police badge in such a prohibited transfer; or (4) transporting a genuine police badge in interstate or foreign commerce being a person unauthorized to possess it.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 21, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 21, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4282: Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4282/
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"H.R. 4282: Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4282/.
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