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H.R. 7099: Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

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H.R. 7099: Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: For Further Action See S.3598.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: For Further Action See S.3598. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Plain summary

Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for knowingly operating or attempting or conspiring to operate by any means, or for embarking in, any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating or has navigated into, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to avoid detection. Imposes an additional civil fine of up to $1 million for violations.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7099 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110