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HR 1735 103th Congress House

Drive By Shooting Act of 1993

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional penalties for drive by shootings.

Introduced: April 20, 1993 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Fines (Penalties)FirearmsHomicideMotor vehiclesSentences (Criminal procedure)
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Apr 20, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 20, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drive By Shooting Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set forth penalties for discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in interstate or foreign commerce and thereby causing a grave risk to the life of another person (if death results, a fine, imprisonment for up to life, or both; and in any other case, a fine, imprisonment for up to 30 years, or both).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 20, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1735: Drive By Shooting Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1735/
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"H.R. 1735: Drive By Shooting Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1735/.
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H.R. 1735, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1735/.
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