S 2867
110th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Boundaries
Criminal investigation
Department of Justice
Federal law enforcement officers
Firearms
Government Operations and Politics
International Affairs
Latin America
Mexico
Police training
Prosecution
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Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2008
Introduced: April 15, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3031-3032)
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) to expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.- Mexico border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1