Passport and Visa Security Act of 2007

A bill to strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and for other purposes.

1/11/2007--Introduced.
Passport and Visa Security Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions relating to the unauthorized issuance of U.S. passports to prohibit any person, during any three-year period, from:
(1) producing, issuing, or transferring 10 or more passports without lawful authority;
(2) forging, counterfeiting, altering, or falsely making such passports;
(3) transacting sales of or distributing such counterfeit passports; or
(4) making 10 or more false applications for passports. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for violations. Revises criminal prohibitions against:
(1) making false statements in an application for a passport;
(2) forgery and unlawful production of a passport;
(3) misuse of a passport; and
(4) immigration and visa fraud, including trafficking in counterfeit immigration documents. Makes the punishment for attempts or conspiracies to commit passport or visa fraud the same as for the completed crime. Prohibits in connection with federal immigration laws:
(1) any scheme to defraud persons seeking benefits under such laws; and
(2) false representation of attorney (or accredited representative) status. Grants extraterritorial jurisdiction for the prosecution of certain passport and visa fraud offenses. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise its sentencing guidelines and policies relating to passport and visa fraud offenses. Directs the Attorney General to develop prosecution guidelines for compliance with U.S. treaty obligations relating to asylum seekers entering the United States with fraudulent documents. Expands the investigative authority of State Department special agents relating to passport and document fraud.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
  • Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary
• 1 more
  • Senate Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.276

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 11, 2007

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• May 23, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6519)
• May 02, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security. Hearings held.
• Jan 11, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jan 11, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S459-460)
• Introduced on Jan 11, 2007.
• Jan 11, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S459-460)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Administrative procedure
• Aliens
• Congress
• 19 more
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Conspiracy
• Counterfeiting
• Executive departments
• Forgery
• Fraud
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Illegal aliens
• Immigration
• Law
• Limitation of actions
• Passports
• Prosecution
• Refugees
• Sentences (Criminal procedure)
• Sentencing guidelines
• U.S. Sentencing Commission
• Visas

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September 06, 2008 Schriftsteller und andere über Muhammed (saws)

II, S. 276-277]. * * * * *. Reverend Bosworth Smith (1794-1884) Late Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. „Er war Cäsar und Papst in einem; aber er war Papst ohne die Ansprüche des Papstes und Cäsar ohne die Legionen Cäsars: ohne eine ...

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July 21, 2008 Punktemanagement: Nachträglicher Wegfall von Punkten während des ...

Das OVG Münster (Beschluss vom 24.01.2008, 16 B 1269/07, VRR 2008, S. 276) hat entschieden, dass der nachträgliche Wegfall aufgrund der Einstellung eines Bußgeldverfahrens rückwirkend in einem Verfahren zur Entziehung der Fahrerlaubnis ...

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July 02, 2008 Bild-Verwandtschaften

Hamburger Ausgabe in 14 Bänden, Bd. 1, Gedichte und Epen 1, München 1976, , S. 276 – 279 13 Drehli Robnik: Nach- und sich blöd stellem. Der masochistische Humor von Laurel & Hardy, Theo Lingen und GRAM Katalog zu Unschuldige Anarchisten .

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