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S 1529 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers

Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015

Introduced: June 9, 2015 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3928)
Jun 9, 2015
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Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General, in awarding public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant that has reported all firearms recovered during the previous 12 months at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for the purpose of tracing.

Requires each application for a COPS grant to specify: (1) whether the applicant recovered any firearms at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation during the 12 months before the submission of the application; (2) the number of such firearms recovered; (3) the number of such firearms reported to the Bureau, or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for tracing; and (4) the reason why any such firearms were not so reported.

What's happening now June 9, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3928)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1858 Related bill Crime Gun Tracing Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 9, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1529: Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1529/
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"S. 1529: Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1529/.
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S. 1529, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1529/.
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