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S 1034 108th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Ammunition Assault weapons Firearms control Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions

Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003

Introduced: May 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5972)
May 8, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5971-5972)
May 8, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends: (1) the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act to repeal the sunset date on the assault weapons ban (thus leaving in place a ban on the manufacture of 19 types of military style assault weapons); and (2) the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the importation into the United States of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
What's happening now May 8, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5972)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 8, 2003
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 8, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 8, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1034: Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1034/
MLA
"S. 1034: Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1034/.
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S. 1034, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1034/.
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