119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
End Endless Criminal Statutes Act
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Latest action (Jun 10, 2025): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
End Endless Criminal Statutes Act
This bill permits individuals and organizations to make and pass metal coins intended for use as real money so long as the coins are of original design (i.e., do not resemble U.S. or foreign currency). Additionally, the bill repeals various federal misdemeanor offenses (i.e., criminal offenses punishable by a maximum prison term of one year or less), including the following:
• writing a check for less than $1,
• selling oleomargarine or colored margarine unless it complies with packaging and labeling requirements and is served in a triangular shape,
• removing a stamp from a piece of mail,
• boarding a vessel without authorization before it has been completely moored, and
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW · lobbying firm or registrant: SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Active Legislation: H.R. 98 / No Senate Companion - End Endless Criminal Statues Act - Discussions with staff regarding admiralty law provisions impacted by the bill. Advocacy in oppositi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 9, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ity Now in D.C. Act (H.R. 5107); Safer Supervision Act (S. 3077); Right to Trial Act; Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 59); End Endless Criminal Statutes Act (H.R. 98); Count the Crimes to Cut Act (H.R. 2159); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 3483); ALPRs
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 9, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…riminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age); Right to Trial Act; Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 59); End Endless Criminal Statutes Act (H.R. 98); Count the Crimes to Cut Act (H.R. 2159); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act; SAFER Detention Act; ALPRs
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 14, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…); Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) (H.R. 22); Right to Trial Act; Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 59); End Endless Criminal Statutes Act (H.R. 98); Count the Crimes to Cut Act (H.R. 2159); acquitted conduct sentencing; CAMERA Act; AI and criminal law
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 10, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Act funding); Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (H.R. 35); Right to Trial Act; Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 59); End Endless Criminal Statutes Act (H.R. 98); Count the Crimes to Cut Act (H.R. 2159); Cooper Davis Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing