United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2537 (107th)
Gun Crime Prosecution Act of 2001
Introduced
17 July 2001
Last action
6 August 2001 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsors
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13]
Subjects
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Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Gun Crime Prosecution Act of 2001 - Requires the U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to: (1) appoint one additional Assistant U.S. Attorney for that district to be responsible for prosecuting only offenses under Federal law involving firearms or ammunition; and (2) require such Assistant Attorney to give priority to crimes of violence committed by individuals who have previously been convicted of such a crime and to offenses by individuals who have previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
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Timeline
17 July 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
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17 July 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 2001
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2001
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 July 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2537
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2537
- us · 107-hr-2537 · source updated 19 August 2025