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
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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