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HR 4885 99th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Ammunition Crime prevention Criminal procedure Criminal procedure and sentencing Explosives Firearms Narcotics and crime Recidivists Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Career Criminal Amendments Act of 1986

Introduced: May 22, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 1986
Placed on Union Calendar No: 513.
Sep 19, 1986
Reported to House by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 99-849.
Jul 29, 1986
Ordered to be Reported.
Jul 29, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 22, 1986
For Previous Action See H.R.4768.
May 22, 1986
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
May 22, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Career Criminal Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide increased mandatory penalties for any person who transports firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce if such person has multiple convictions for serious drug offenses and violent felonies. (Current law provides increased penalties where such person had multiple convictions for robbery and burglary.)

What's happening now September 19, 1986

Placed on Union Calendar No: 513.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4768 Related bill Career Criminal Amendments Act of 1986
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 22, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4885: Career Criminal Amendments Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4885/
MLA
"H.R. 4885: Career Criminal Amendments Act of 1986." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4885/.
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H.R. 4885, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4885/.
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[H.R. 4885: Career Criminal Amendments Act of 1986](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4885/)
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