HR 4282 · 105th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-07-21· Sponsored by Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2276-2277)(1998-10-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Police Badge Fraud Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) transferring, transporting, or receiving in interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge; (2) transferring, in interstate or foreign commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual not authorized to possess it under the law of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the police; (3) receiving a genuine police badge in such a prohibited transfer; or (4) transporting a genuine police badge in interstate or foreign commerce being a person unauthorized to possess it.…

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Cosponsors (13)

8 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]MI
Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]IL
Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]MI
Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10]IN
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43]CA
Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6]MO
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12]NJ