HR 722 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 - 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 FY2013 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 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2013 to Mar 13, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalFeb 14, 2013
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyMar 13, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
  2. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House

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