HR 2991
104th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Firearms
Firearms control
Lasers
Science, Technology, Communications
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
Laser-Assisted Gun Crime Penalty Act
Introduced: February 29, 1996
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 29, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 29, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1620-1621)
Feb 29, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Laser-Assisted Gun Crime Penalty Act - Requires the United States Sentencing Commission, by May 1, 1997, to amend the sentencing guidelines (and, if appropriate, its policy statements) to provide that a defendant convicted of a crime shall receive an appropriate sentence enhancement if, during the crime: (1) the defendant possessed a firearm equipped with a laser sighting device; or (2) the defendant possessed a firearm and the defendant (or another person at the scene of the crime who was aiding in the commission of the crime) possessed such a device capable of being readily attached to the firearm.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1