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Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007

Introduced: April 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 to repeal restrictions on disclosure of the content of the Firearms Trace System database (database). Directs the Attorney General to provide state and local governments or law enforcement agencies with information from such database upon receipt of a written request.

Requires federal law enforcement agencies investigating a crime to provide information about firearms stolen or used in such crime to the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives (BAFTE) for inclusion in the database.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require state and local law enforcement agencies investigating a crime to provide information about firearms stolen or used in such crime to BAFTE for inclusion in the database.

Amends the federal criminal code to include illegal firearms sales and trafficking in the definition of racketeering activity.

What's happening now May 4, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1