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HR 2538 104th Congress House

Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 1995

Official title: To make clerical and technical amendments to title 18, United States Code, and other provisions of law relating to crime and criminal justice.

Introduced: October 26, 1995 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Delinquency preventionFamiliesFirearms controlJuvenile delinquency
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 1995
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Dec 12, 1995
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 1995
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 12, 1995
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 12, 1995
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Dec 12, 1995
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14322-14326)
Dec 12, 1995
Mr. McCollum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 11, 1995
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Dec 11, 1995
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-391.
Oct 31, 1995
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 31, 1995
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 26, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 26, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 13, 1995

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 1995 - Makes clerical and technical amendments to the Federal criminal code, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 26, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2538: Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2538/
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"H.R. 2538: Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2538/.
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H.R. 2538, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2538/.
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