A bill to clarify the application of certain Federal criminal laws to territories, possessions, and commonwealths, and for other purposes.
Possessions and Territories Criminal Law Clarification Act - Makes technical and conforming amendments to specify the applicability to the territories, possessions, and commonwealths of the United States and the District of Columbia of specified provisions of the Federal criminal code and the Controlled Substances Act (including provisions regarding a conspiracy against rights, the deprivation of rights under color of law, espionage, censorship, firearms exemptions, fraud or false statements to financial institutions, bank robbery or burglary, the mailing of firearms, and criminal street gangs).
Became Public Law No: 104-294.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15291)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 243.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S18669)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S18669)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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