United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 159 (95th)
A bill to provide additional penalties for the use of firearms or destructive devices in the commission of certain crimes of violence.
Introduced
4 January 1977
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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1 August 2024
Summary
Authorizes an additional sentence of imprisonment for an indeterminate number of years up to life for those persons committing a crime of violence while armed with any firearm or destructive device. Sets a mandatory one-year sentence as the minimum under this Act. Prohibits the suspension of such one year sentence.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/159