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Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010

Introduced: December 2, 2010 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-342.
Dec 22, 2010
Signed by President.
Dec 17, 2010
Presented to President.
Dec 16, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Dec 16, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 16, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8539)
Dec 16, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8539)
Dec 16, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4005.
Dec 16, 2010
Ms. Chu moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 16, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8539-8541)
Dec 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 15, 2010
Received in the House.
Dec 15, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 14, 2010
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 14, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 14, 2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 8, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8637-8638)
Dec 2, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 - Amends federal forfeiture law regarding the enforcement of a foreign judgment to allow the U.S. government to apply for, and a U.S. district court to issue, a restraining order to preserve the availability of property located in the United States that is subject to civil or criminal forfeiture under foreign law, at any time before or after the initiation of forfeiture proceedings by a foreign nation. (Current law allows a restraining order before or after the United States files an application on behalf of a foreign nation seeking to enforce a foreign forfeiture or confiscation judgment.)

What's happening now December 22, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-342.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6487 Identical bill Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4005: Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-4005/
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"S. 4005: Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-4005/.
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S. 4005, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-4005/.
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