Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010
Latest action · Jun 24, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of offenses under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased to appropriately account for the actual harm to the public and the environment from such offenses.
Amends the federal criminal code to require mandatory restitution for harm resulting from negligent and intentional violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 28, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Aug 3, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 23, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2010Markup Jun 24, 2010Reported Jun 24, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2010Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jun 24, 2010Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
- Jun 24, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
- Jun 9, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Jun 9, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4746)
- Jun 9, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4747)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4746Text printed S4747 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text) | Jun 9, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 28, 2010S. 3466, Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 24, 2010</p>
- Jul 28, 2010S. 3466, Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 24, 2010
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40098 | Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 11, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3663 | Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2010Reported to Senate
- Jun 9, 2010Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
