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S 1653 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Firearms and explosives Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement officers State and local government operations

A bill to amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies the criminal law enforcement authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Specifically, it removes the statutory authority for a criminal law enforcement officer of the EPA to carry firearms. Additionally, an EPA law enforcement officer must notify state and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving a warrant.

What's happening now May 23, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1653: A bill to amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1653/
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"S. 1653: A bill to amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1653/.
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S. 1653, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1653/.
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