Firearms Owners Against Crime

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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB3088

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Drug and associated crimes with firearms.

Legislation Overview

Title: Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2013

Subject: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2013 - Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distribution or possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than that specified as a minimum for an offense under CSA or, in the case of any substance containing cocaine or cocaine base, in an amount less than 500 grams. Modifies CSA and CSIEA to delete specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment.

Session: 113th Congress

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

Last Action Date: October 15, 2013

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN03088:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

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19 sponsors: Waters, Maxine; Bass, Karen; Brown, Corrine; Cardenas, Tony; Carson, Andre; Cohen, Steve; Cummings, Elijah E.; Ellison, Keith; Enyart, William; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Lewis, John; Meeks, Gregory W.; Norton, Eleanor Holmes; Payne, Donald, Jr.; Pocan, Mark; Quigley, Mike; Rush, Bobby L.; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

History
Chamber Date Action
House Oct 15 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House Sep 13 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House Sep 12 2013 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House Sep 12 2013 Referred to House Judiciary
House Sep 12 2013 Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Sep 13 2013 federal bill text bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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