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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Dec 15, 2000
Internet False Identification Prevention Act of 2000 - Requires the Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury to establish a coordinating committee to ensure that the creation and distribution of false identification documents is vigorously investigated and prosecuted. Requires reports to the congressional judiciary committees during the two-year term of the coordinating committee.Amends the False Identification Crime Control Act of 1982 to prohibit the transfer of a false identification document by electronic means, including on a template or computer file or disc.Repeals provisions of the Federal criminal code prohibiting the mailing of private identification documents without a disclaimer noting that such documents are not Government- produced.
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Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R–ME
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Became Public Law No: 106-578.
Became Public Law No: 106-578.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11941-11942; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11941)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11941-11942; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S11941)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12511-12513)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H12511-12513)
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12511-125113
Mr. McCollum asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S11431-11432)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S11431-11432)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11427-11432; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11427-11428)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 861.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7663-7664)
Introduced in Senate
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