HR 2038 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003

Introduced May 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn McCarthy D-NY

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Latest action · Jun 21, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4618)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 8, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 - Amends Federal firearms provisions to revise the definition of "semiautomatic assault weapon" (SAW) to include conversion kits (for converting a firearm to a SAW) and any semiautomatic rifle or pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and that has any one of the following characteristics, respectively: (1) a folding or telescoping stock, a threaded barrel, a pistol grip, a forward grip, or a barrel shroud; or (2) a second pistol grip, a threaded barrel, a barrel shroud, or the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at a location outside of the pistol grip.

Amends: (1) the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize the assault weapons ban and add new restrictions; and (2) the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act to repeal the sunset provision regarding restrictions on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFDs) and on specified SAWs.

Modifies the exemptions from the Brady Act's prohibition against manufacturing, transferring, or possessing a semiautomatic assault weapon to exclude: (1) specified firearms, or replicas or duplicates, as manufactured on October 1, 1993; (2) any semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a detachable magazine that holds more than five rounds; and (3) any semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more than five rounds in a fixed or detachable magazine.

Prohibits the transfer of a SAW except through a licensed dealer or a State or local law enforcement agency, subject to specified requirements. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a record of the make, model, and date of manufacture of any SAW which the Attorney General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime, and of the nature and circumstances of the crime involved; and (2) annually submit the record to Congress and make the record available to the public.

Prohibits: (1) the transfer of any assault weapon with an LCAFD; and (2) a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer who transfers an LCAFD that was manufactured on or before September 13, 1994, from failing to certify to the Attorney General, within 60 days of the transfer date, that the device was manufactured on or before that date. Sets penalties for violations.

Prohibits: (1) the transfer of a SAW or an LCAFD to a juvenile; and (2) the importation of an LCAFD.

Cosponsors 111

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2003 to Jun 14, 2004; 68 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 8, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMay 8, 2003
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMay 8, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 19, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerMay 19, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMay 19, 2003
D-CALois CappsMay 19, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 19, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanMay 21, 2003
D-CODiana DeGetteMay 21, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 21, 2003
D-CATom LantosMay 21, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinJun 3, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottJun 3, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 3, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 10, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoJun 10, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumJun 16, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieJun 16, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 23, 2003
D-CABob FilnerJul 8, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJul 8, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiJul 8, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelJul 15, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 17, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJul 17, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJul 17, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanJul 24, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJul 24, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 24, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraJul 24, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerJul 25, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 3, 2003
D-AZEd PastorSep 3, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaSep 10, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattSep 24, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 2, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOct 2, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOct 15, 2003
D-MORichard A. GephardtOct 15, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOct 17, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Nov 18, 2003
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJan 20, 2004
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaJun 14, 2004
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJun 14, 2004
D-ILLane EvansJun 14, 2004

Withdrew 1 Ron Kind D-WI Sep 16, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 8, 2003
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jun 25, 2003

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 21, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4618)
  2. Mar 29, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1614)
  3. Mar 16, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1097)
  4. Mar 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H729)
  5. Feb 24, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H539)
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In the Congressional Record 8

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDischarge petition H9185—Oct 9, 2004
HouseDischarge petition H7945—Sep 30, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1607, E1610Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Sam Farr D-CASep 13, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E677Sam Farr D-CAApr 27, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E633James R. Langevin D-RIApr 22, 2004
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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL32842Gun Control Legislation ArchivedReportNov 14, 2012
RL32585Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban ArchivedReportDec 16, 2004

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 769Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2038) to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.Procedurally relatedSep 28, 2004
S 1431Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003Related billJul 17, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 8, 2003Introduced in House

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