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S. 31 (95th)
A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.
Introduced
10 January 1977
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Renders applicable to first convictions for using a firearm to commit a Federal felony or for unlawfully carrying a firearm during the commission of such a crime the prohibition against suspended or probationary sentences presently mandatory with respect to second or subsequent convictions. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 924)
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 January 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/31
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/31