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HR 953 98th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Ammunition Explosives Firearms Firearms control Punishment Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983

Introduced: January 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 17, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 26, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 26, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982 - Establishes criminal penalties applicable to licensees under the Gun Control Act of 1968 who import, manufacture, or sell a "restricted handgun bullet," except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Establishes additional criminal penalties, including a mandatory minimum sentence of one year's imprisonment, for: (1) using a restricted handgun bullet to commit a Federal felony; or (2) carrying a restricted handgun bullet unlawfully during commission of a Federal felony.

What's happening now May 24, 1984

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 641 Identical bill Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982
  • S 555 Identical bill Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983
  • S 604 Identical bill Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 22, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 18, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 3, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 22, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 17, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 953: Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-953/
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"H.R. 953: Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-953/.
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H.R. 953, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-953/.
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