Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2405
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2013
Subject: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Firearms and explosives: Violent crime
Description: Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to additional penalties for using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, to: (1) modify the penalty to require an additional prison term of not more than 5 years, not more than 7 years if the firearm is brandished, and not more than 10 years if the firearm is discharged (currently, not less than 5, 7, or 10 years respectively); (2) allow a prison term for any term of years (currently, minimum mandatory term of 25 years) for a person who has a prior conviction that has become final; (3) require an additional prison term of not more than 15 years (currently, not less than 15 years) for using, carrying, or possessing armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (4) eliminate the death penalty for cases in which the use of such ammunition results in a death.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: July 15, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN02405:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"; Conyers, John, Jr.; Lofgren, Zoe;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 15, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jun 17, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 22 2013 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
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