Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010
Public Law 111-342 · S. 4005 · 111th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 22, 2010 · Law
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. John Cornyn
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 - Amends federal forfeiture law regarding the enforcement of a foreign judgment to allow the U.S. government to apply for, and a U.S. district court to issue, a restraining order to preserve the availability of property located in the United States that is subject to civil or criminal forfeiture under foreign law, at any time before or after the initiation of forfeiture proceedings by a foreign nation. (Current law allows a restraining order before or after the United States files an application on behalf of a foreign nation seeking to enforce a foreign forfeiture or confiscation judgment.)
Committees
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 6487Identical bill
Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Dec 22, 2010Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-342.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 17, 2010FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 16, 2010FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4005.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Ms. Chu moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Dec 15, 2010FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 14, 2010FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 8, 2010CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8637-8638)
- Dec 2, 2010CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.