Roemer co-sponsored H.R.5176, the Comprehensive Money Laundering Prevention Act, which authorizes the forfeiture of:
any transported monetary instrument when a required report has not been filed or contains misstatements; and
any currency
or any interest in other property traceable to such currency involved in a transaction.
Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty on a person who knowingly or recklessly violates currency transaction reporting requirement.
Source: Bill co-sponsorship records from Library of Congress
Jul 16, 1986
Death penalty for presidential assassination
Roemer co-sponsored H.R.5448, a bill to establish procedures for imposition of the death penalty for presidential assassination.
Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, when the defendant is found guilty to an offense punishable by
death.
Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing, but permits information to be excluded by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury.
Specifies mitigating
factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the information and aggravating factors which the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Conditions imposition of the death penalty on a unanimous finding by the jury that
aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh any mitigating factors.
Directs the court to impose the death penalty upon a finding that such sentence is justified.
Establishes procedures for appeal from the death sentence.
Source: Bill co-sponsorship records from Library of Congress
Feb 3, 1982
Make combating crime a national priority
Roemer co-sponsored H.RES.143, a resolution to express the sense of the House that combating crime must be made a national priority.
Sponsor: Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-9]; Cosponsors (26)
Source: Bill co-sponsorship records from Library of Congress
May 21, 1981
