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H.R. 2537 (107th)

Gun Crime Prosecution Act of 2001

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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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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

  1. 17 July 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 July 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 July 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 August 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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