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S. 1742 (99th)

Pornography Forfeiture Proceedings Venue Act of 1985

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Introduced

7 October 1985

Last action

2 October 1986 · Committee

Status

Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law is discharged from further consideration.

Sponsors

Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA], Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Pornography Forfeiture Proceedings Venue Act of 1985 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the appropriate customs officer, upon the discovery of the attempted importation into the United States or seizure of books or matter containing obscene material, to transmit such information to the appropriate U.S. attorney who shall institute proceedings for the forfeiture, confiscation, and destruction of such books or matter. Requires a court, upon motion of the United States, to stay such forfeiture proceedings pending the completion of any related criminal proceedings.

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Timeline

  1. 7 October 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 October 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 October 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

    Source: Committee

  4. 20 May 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Treasury Department.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 October 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law is discharged from further consideration.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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