HR 5178 · 99th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to provide for forfeiture of media royalties by those convicted of an offense involving national security.

Introduced 1986-07-16· Sponsored by Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.(1986-07-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for the forfeiture of media royalties (profits from depiction of a crime in a movie, book, newspaper, magazine, radio or television production, or live entertainment) by those convicted of any offense involving national security.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42]CA
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]WI
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4]GA
Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15]FL
Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3]WI
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10]OH
Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]IL
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Monson, David S. [R-UT-2]UT