Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation lays the groundwork for prosecutorial abuse because of ambiguous language as to what is or is not a crime in the interstate shipment firearms and compounds the punishments without criminal intent.
Title: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To prevent gun trafficking.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: April 23, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1007/all-info
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63 sponsors: Carolyn Maloney (D); Andre Carson (D); Mike Quigley (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Matthew Cartwright (D); Ro Khanna (D); Adam Schiff (D); James McGovern (D); Jimmy Panetta (D); Albio Sires (D); Brad Sherman (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Henry Johnson (D); Barbara Lee (D); Ritchie Torres (D); Alan Lowenthal (D); Katie Porter (D); Dina Titus (D); Bill Pascrell (D); Juan Vargas (D); Ann Kuster (D); Adam Kinzinger (R); Alma Adams (D); Sean Casten (D); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Robin Kelly (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Marie Newman (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Shontel Brown (D); G. Butterfield (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Michael Doyle (D); Veronica Escobar (D); Sylvia Garcia (D); Jimmy Gomez (D); Raul Grijalva (D); James Langevin (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Ted Lieu (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Kathy Manning (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Grace Meng (D); Donald Payne (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Terri Sewell (D); Adam Smith (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); John Garamendi (D); David Scott (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Apr 23 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
House | Feb 11 2021 | Introduced in House |
House | Feb 11 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Mar 12 2021 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill