Bills About Crime And Law Enforcement Sponsored by Lamar Smith (R-Tex.)

Rep. Smith sponsored 36 bills about crime and law enforcement in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
March 10, 2017	H.R.1494	To revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.	283	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 13, 2015	H.R.2293	To revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.	252	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
June 27, 2012	H.R.6029	To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, and for other purposes.	11	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 112-269.
June 15, 2012	H.R.5949	To extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.	5	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 112-238.
June 29, 2012	H.R.6063	To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.	40	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 112-206.
June 5, 2012	H.R.5889	To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 25, 2011	H.R.1981	To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.	39	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224.
Oct. 26, 2011	H.R.3261	To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes.	31	Bipartisan	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan. 18, 2011	H.R.313	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sept. 15, 2011	H.R.2944	To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 112-44.
March 17, 2011	H.R.1153	To provide for consultation by the Department of Justice with other relevant Government agencies before determining to prosecute certain terrorism offenses in United States district court, and for other purposes.	11	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 6, 2010	H.R.5231	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan. 26, 2010	H.R.4503	To provide for consultation by the Department of Justice with other relevant Government agencies before determining to prosecute certain terrorism offenses in United States district court, and for other purposes.	22	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov. 3, 2009	H.R.4011	To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to organized retail theft, and for other purposes.	3	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
March 10, 2009	H.R.1422	To reauthorize through 2014 certain programs under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.	21	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb. 13, 2009	H.R.1076	To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec. 19, 2007	H.R.4842	To provide for only prospective effect of certain amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines relating to cocaine base sentencing.	8	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
July 24, 2007	H.R.3156	To control violent crime.	4	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb. 6, 2007	H.R.836	To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes.	9	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb. 6, 2007	H.R.837	To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.	10	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb. 8, 2006	H.R.4709	To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records.	16	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 109-476.
March 16, 2006	H.R.5005	To make technical changes to Federal firearms laws and for other purposes.	139	Bipartisan	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 11.
Nov. 21, 2003	H.R.3632	To prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 108-482.
April 8, 2003	H.R.1678	To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to false communications about certain criminal violations, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.
June 11, 2003	H.R.2436	To conduct a study on the effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
March 6, 2003	H.R.1161	To prevent trafficking in child pornography and obscenity, to proscribe pandering and solicitation relating to visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, to prevent the use of child pornography and obscenity to facilitate crimes against children, and for other purposes.	47	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 9, 2002	H.R.4689	To disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments.	20	All Republicans	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.
Oct. 1, 2002	H.R.5519	To prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any controlled substance, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
March 6, 2001	H.R.863	To provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders.	12	Bipartisan	For Further Action See H.R.2215.
April 30, 2002	H.R.4623	To prevent trafficking in child pornography and obscenity, to proscribe pandering and solicitation relating to visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, to prevent the use of child pornography and obscenity to facilitate crimes against children, and for other purposes.	69	Bipartisan	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
June 27, 2002	H.R.5057	To prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
July 23, 2002	H.CON.RES.445	Expressing the sense of Congress supporting vigorous enforcement of the Federal obscenity laws.	86	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec. 13, 2001	H.R.3482	To provide greater cybersecurity.	25	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov. 9, 2001	H.R.3275	To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 107-197.
Nov. 1, 2001	H.R.3209	To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to false communications about certain criminal violations, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sept. 20, 2001	H.R.2915	To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the interception of communications, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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