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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB5662

Legislation Overview

Title: To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad: Firearms and explosives: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Violent crime

Description: To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: July 20, 2016

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5662/all-info

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Michael Burgess (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Frank Guinta (R); John Duncan (R)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Jul 20 2016	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	Jul 7 2016	Introduced in House
House	Jul 7 2016	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jul 12 2016	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill