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HR 2933 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Firearms and explosives Violent crime

Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2009

Introduced: June 18, 2009 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia 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
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 18, 2009
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that individuals are subject to the 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for carrying or using a firearm while committing a violent crime or drug trafficking offense only if they have been previously convicted of such offense and such conviction has become final.

What's happening now July 23, 2009

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

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