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S 1549 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Postal service Violent crime

Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 2013

Introduced: September 25, 2013 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 9/24/2013 S6891-6892)
Sep 25, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a federal or state prison inmate convicted of a crime of violence from knowingly placing in the mail or causing to be delivered in interstate or foreign commerce any property, article, or object. Sets forth exceptions for a mailing or delivery of title to real property, title to motor vehicles, or a security to satisfy debt that is: (1) imposed by law or a court order; or (2) incurred through a contract for legal services, a mortgage on the primary residence of the immediate family of the inmate, the education or medical care of the inmate or a member of the immediate family of the inmate, or life, health, home, or car insurance.

Provides for civil and criminal forfeiture of real or personal property used to commit such a crime or obtained as a result of such crime.

Provides civil remedies, including injunctions, damages, and attorney fees, for persons aggrieved by prisoners using the mail in violation of this Act.

What's happening now September 25, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 9/24/2013 S6891-6892)

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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1549: Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1549/
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"S. 1549: Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1549/.
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S. 1549, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1549/.
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