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S 2799 108th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalties for smuggling goods into the United States.

Introduced: September 14, 2004 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement HomicideSentences (Criminal procedure)Sentencing guidelinesSmuggling
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Sep 14, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9223)
Sep 14, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 14, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to increase the maximum term of imprisonment from five to 20 years for smuggling goods into the United States. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for any such offense that results in a person's death, while ensuring that there is reasonable consistency with other Federal sentencing guidelines and avoiding duplicative punishments for substantially the same offense.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2799: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalties for smuggling goods into the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2799/
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"S. 2799: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalties for smuggling goods into the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2799/.
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S. 2799, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2799/.
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