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HR 2340 105th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault weapons Drug abuse Drug traffic Firearms Machine guns Mandatory sentences Probation Recidivists Sentences (Criminal procedure) Violence Weapons

To provide for mandatory prison terms for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime that is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.

Introduced: July 31, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises Federal criminal code provisions to set mandatory prison terms for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime. Establishes penalties for second or subsequent convictions. Bars the court from imposing probationary sentences or concurrent terms of imprisonment on persons convicted of such violations.

What's happening now August 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 7, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2340: To provide for mandatory prison terms for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime that is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2340/
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"H.R. 2340: To provide for mandatory prison terms for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime that is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2340/.
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H.R. 2340, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2340/.
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[H.R. 2340: To provide for mandatory prison terms for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime that is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2340/)
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