Counterfeit Deterrence Act of 1990

Summary

Counterfeit Deterrence Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) specifically include electronic means for the acquisition, recording, retrieval, transmission, or reproduction of any obligations or other securities of the United States within proscriptions against counterfeiting and forgery; and (2) set penalties for the unauthorized possession of distinctive paper (defined to include any distinctive medium of which currency is made) or distinctive counterfeit deterrent (including any ink, watermark, seal, security thread, or other feature or device which the Secretary of the Treasury designates as being of value in preventing the counterfeiting of U.S. obligations or other securities). States that provisions permitting the reproduction of illustrations of obligations or other securities do not permit such reproduction by or through electronic means.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 1990

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 June 1990

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 July 1990

   Committee

   Committee on Banking. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-830.

   Source: Committee

4. 17 July 1990

   Reported

   Committee on Banking. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 3037 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 June 1990

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Sponsors

• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of 1990