United States · Bill · S
S. 604 (98th)
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983
Introduced
24 February 1983
Last action
23 May 1983 · Committee
Status
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Sponsors
Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983 - Establishes criminal penalties applicable to licensees under the Gun Control Act of 1968 who import, manufacture, or sell a "restricted handgun bullet," except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Establishes additional criminal penalties, including a mandatory minimum sentence of one year imprisonment, for: (1) using a restricted handgun bullet to commit a Federal felony; or (2) carrying a restricted handgun bullet unlawfully during commission of a Federal felony.
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Timeline
24 February 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Source: Committee
8 March 1983
Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Source: Committee
23 May 1983
Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 1983
Sponsors
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/604
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/604
- us · 98-s-604 · source updated 10 August 2026