S. 4005 · 111th Congress
Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010
Law · 111-342 · Dec 22, 2010Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- Senate Introduced Dec 2, 2010
- Senate Passed Dec 14, 2010
- House Passed Dec 16, 2010
- President To the President Dec 17, 2010
- President Signed Dec 22, 2010
- Law Dec 22, 2010
Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 - Amends federal forfeiture law regarding the enforcement of a foreign judgment to allow the U.S. government to apply for, and a U.S.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 22, 2010
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 - Amends federal forfeiture law regarding the enforcement of a foreign judgment to allow the U.S. government to apply for, and a U.S. district court to issue, a restraining order to preserve the availability of property located in the United States that is subject to civil or criminal forfeiture under foreign law, at any time before or after the initiation of forfeiture proceedings by a foreign nation. (Current law allows a restraining order before or after the United States files an application on behalf of a foreign nation seeking to enforce a foreign forfeiture or confiscation judgment.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010
Latest action (Dec 22, 2010): Became Public Law No: 111-342.
Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 2, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Dec 2, 2010
- Senate Passed Dec 14, 2010
- House Passed Dec 16, 2010
- President To the President Dec 17, 2010
- President Signed Dec 22, 2010
- Law Dec 22, 2010
No recorded floor vote found.