3.0.0 2062 2019-02-20T23:25:21Z 2019-02-24T04:16:58Z Senate S S 2012-02-02 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-02-02T18:34:34Z Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 112 4171 HR 2012-05-08 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2012-02-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2012-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2012-02-02 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2012-02-02 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2012-02-02 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2012-02-02 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2012-02-09 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2012-03-29 False M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2012-04-17 False Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Environmental regulatory procedures Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2012-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-06T21:40:21Z Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal the prohibition on importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce: (1) fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law; or (2) plants taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law, without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by foreign law, or in violation of any limitation under foreign law that governs the export or transshipment of plants. Repeals the prohibition on possessing such fish, wildlife, or plants within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

Establishes a $200,000 maximum limit on a civil penalty for a knowing violation of such Act that involves fish, wildlife, or plants with a market value of $350 or more.

Repeals: (1) criminal penalties under such Act, and (2) the authorization to suspend, modify, or cancel specified licenses or permits issued to any person who is convicted of a criminal violation of such Act.

]]> Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 Display Title Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2062is/xml/BILLS-112s2062is.xml 2012-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.