A bill to amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1653
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Firearms and explosives

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement officers

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill modifies the criminal law enforcement authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).</p> <p>Specifically, it removes the statutory authority for a criminal law enforcement officer of the EPA to carry firearms. Additionally, an EPA law enforcement officer must notify state and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving a warrant.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1653 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency Section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) The guidelines approved under subsection (b) shall require that a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) provide notice to appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving any warrant. .