Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011

Summary

Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on persons who traffic in counterfeit goods or services if: (1) the offense involved a military good or service that malfunctioned, failed, or was compromised and could reasonably be expected to cause serious bodily injury or death, disclosure of classified information, impairment of combat operations, or other significant harm to a member of the Armed Forces or to national security; and (2) the person had knowledge that the good or service is falsely identified as meeting military standards or is intended for use in a military or national security application. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to: (1) review and amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to reflect the intent of Congress to increase penalties for trafficking in counterfeit goods or services, including military good or services; and (2) promulgate the guidelines, policy statements, or amendments within 180 days after this Act's enactment and amend such guidelines pursuant to this emergency authority as necessary to achieve consistency with other guideline provisions and applicable law.

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Timeline

1. 16 June 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 June 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 June 2011

   Committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-922.

   Source: Committee

4. 21 July 2011

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.

   Source: Calendars

5. 21 July 2011

   Reported

   Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

6. 21 July 2011

   Reported

   Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 21 July 2011 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 16 June 2011 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 21 July 2011

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 21 July 2011

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 21 July 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 June 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 June 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 June 2011

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Sponsors

• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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