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HR 1254 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Firearms and explosives Violent crime

Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015

Introduced: March 4, 2015 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to additional penalties for using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, to: (1) modify the penalty to require an additional prison term of not more than 5 years, not more than 7 years if the firearm is brandished, and not more than 10 years if the firearm is discharged (currently, not less than 5, 7, or 10 years respectively); (2) allow a prison term for any term of years (currently, minimum mandatory term of 25 years) for a person who has a prior conviction that has become final; (3) require an additional prison term of not more than 15 years (currently, not less than 15 years) for using, carrying, or possessing armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (4) eliminate the death penalty for cases in which the use of such ammunition results in a death.

Makes this Act applicable to conduct engaged in and sentences imposed before, on, or after the date of this Act's enactment.

What's happening now March 31, 2015

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1254: Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1254/
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"H.R. 1254: Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1254/.
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H.R. 1254, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1254/.
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