Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2008
Latest action · Jan 14, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for the sale, transfer, or barter of a stolen firearm or a firearm with an altered serial number or for the sale of such firearms to persons prohibited from possessing them; (2) impose an additional five-year prison term for possession of a stolen or altered firearm during the commission of a felony; (3) require licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, or dealers to contact the national instant stolen gun check system before receiving firearms from any unlicensed person; and (4) increase criminal penalties for the use of a stolen or altered firearm during the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Amends the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act to: (1) include illegal gun trafficking in Department of Justice (DOJ) programs to combat violations of federal firearms laws; and (2) authorize appropriations for FY2008 to hire additional assistant U.S. attorneys.
Directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make the National Crime Information Center Gun File available to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to complete crime gun traces. Requires the ATF to: (1) notify law enforcement agencies of information relating to stolen firearms; and (2) return stolen firearms to persons who reported them as stolen.
Requires the Attorney General to establish a national instant stolen gun check system.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 18, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Dec 18, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Authorization
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Department of Justice
- Drug abuse
- Drug traffic
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification devices
- Larceny
- Public prosecutors
- Recruiting of employees
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
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