HR 1706
103th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault weapons
Firearms
Firearms control
Narcotic traffic
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Violence
Assault Weapons Prohibition Act of 1993
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1994
See H.R.4296.
Apr 13, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 7, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Assault Weapons Prohibition Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer or possession of an assault weapon, with exceptions.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to recommend to the Congress that the definition of an assault weapon (as specified under this Act) be modified.
Provides enhanced penalties for the use of an assault weapon during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) investigate and study the effect of this Act on violent and drug-related crime; and (2) evaluate the recreational and other noncriminal uses of assault weapons.
What's happening now
See H.R.4296.
Committees of jurisdiction
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