3.0.0 276 2023-01-11T20:05:44Z 2023-01-11T20:05:44Z Senate S S 2007-01-11 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju09 Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-05-02T20:15:06Z Referred to 2007-01-12T00:00:07Z 2007-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6519) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-02 ssju09 Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-103. Committee 2007-01-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S461-463) IntroReferral 2007-01-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S459-460) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2007-01-11 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2007-05-07 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Aliens Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Counterfeiting Forgery Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Illegal aliens Immigration Law Limitation of actions Passports Prosecution Refugees Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission Visas Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-01-11 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-16T15:14:15Z Passport and Visa Security Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions relating to the unauthorized issuance of U.S. passports to prohibit any person, during any three-year period, from: (1) producing, issuing, or transferring 10 or more passports without lawful authority; (2) forging, counterfeiting, altering, or falsely making such passports; (3) transacting sales of or distributing such counterfeit passports; or (4) making 10 or more false applications for passports. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for violations.

Revises criminal prohibitions against: (1) making false statements in an application for a passport; (2) forgery and unlawful production of a passport; (3) misuse of a passport; and (4) immigration and visa fraud, including trafficking in counterfeit immigration documents. Makes the punishment for attempts or conspiracies to commit passport or visa fraud the same as for the completed crime.

Prohibits in connection with federal immigration laws: (1) any scheme to defraud persons seeking benefits under such laws; and (2) false representation of attorney (or accredited representative) status.

Grants extraterritorial jurisdiction for the prosecution of certain passport and visa fraud offenses.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise its sentencing guidelines and policies relating to passport and visa fraud offenses.

Directs the Attorney General to develop prosecution guidelines for compliance with U.S. treaty obligations relating to asylum seekers entering the United States with fraudulent documents.

Expands the investigative authority of State Department special agents relating to passport and document fraud.

]]> Passport and Visa Security Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Passport and Visa Security Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Passport and Visa Security Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s276is/xml/BILLS-110s276is.xml 2007-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6519) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.