Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5662
Legislation Overview
Title: To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad: Firearms and explosives: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Violent crime
Description: To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: July 20, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5662/all-info
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Michael Burgess (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Frank Guinta (R); John Duncan (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (4 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 20, 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jul 7, 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 7, 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 12 2016 | 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: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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