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S 903 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013

Introduced: May 8, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to consider a legal alien to be a state resident for purposes of federal firearms possessions only if the alien is residing in a state in which he or she has resided for at least 90 days before the date of sale or delivery of a firearm.

Makes it illegal for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person is not a lawful U.S. permanent resident alien.

What's happening now May 8, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 8, 2013
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 8, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 8, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 8, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 8, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-903/
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"S. 903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-903/.
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S. 903, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-903/.
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