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S 350 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Crime prevention Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal procedure and sentencing Environmental regulatory procedures Marine pollution U.S. Sentencing Commission Water quality

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2011

Introduced: February 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
May 19, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
May 19, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
May 19, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S748-749)
Feb 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S748)
Feb 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2011 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of offenses under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased to appropriately account for the actual harm to the public and the environment from such offenses.

Amends the federal criminal code to require mandatory restitution to victims of crimes under such Act.

What's happening now May 19, 2011

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 2, 2011
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 28, 2011
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 15, 2011
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 15, 2011
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 15, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 350: Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-350/
MLA
"S. 350: Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-350/.
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S. 350, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-350/.
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