HR 2537 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Gun Crime Prosecution Act of 2001

Introduced Jul 17, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Tom Udall D-NM

Latest action · Aug 6, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJul 17, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2001 to Feb 14, 2002; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner	Original	Jul 17, 2001
D-MI	David E. Bonior	Original	Jul 17, 2001
D-OR	David Wu	Original	Jul 17, 2001
D-KS	Dennis Moore	Original	Jul 17, 2001
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Jul 17, 2001
D-CO	Mark Udall	Original	Jul 17, 2001
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Original	Jul 17, 2001
D-GA	Cynthia A. McKinney		Sep 20, 2001
D-CA	Diane E. Watson		Sep 20, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Sep 20, 2001
D-UT	Jim Matheson		Sep 20, 2001
D-NY	Joseph Crowley		Sep 20, 2001
R-PA	Phil English		Sep 20, 2001
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman		Sep 20, 2001
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Sep 20, 2001
R-OR	Greg Walden		Dec 12, 2001
R-NY	John M. McHugh		Dec 20, 2001
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Dec 20, 2001
D-MI	Bart Stupak		Feb 14, 2002
D-IN	Julia Carson		Feb 14, 2002
D-MI	Lynn N. Rivers		Feb 14, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jul 17, 2001
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Aug 6, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 6, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 17, 2001Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide for the appointment of an Assistant United States Attorney for each judicial district for the purpose of prosecuting firearms offenses.
Short Titles as Introduced: Gun Crime Prosecution Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 17, 2001Introduced in House

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