HR 1533 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend section 924(c) of title 18 of the United States Code to modify the minimum mandatory additional penalty for the use or carrying of a firearm in felony cases.

Introduced 1981-02-02· Sponsored by Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.(1981-02-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to revise and increase the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Increases the additional penalty imposed for such offense to ten years' imprisonment (currently, one to ten years for a first offender and two to 25 years for a second or subsequent offender). Extends to first offenders the stipulations, currently applicable only to second or subsequent offenders, that the court not suspend any sentence, grant probation, or impose the additional sentence concurrently with the sentence imposed for the felony. Prohibits the granting of parole to an offender.…

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