Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2013
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 23, 2013)
Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General, in awarding public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant that has reported all firearms recovered during the previous 12 months at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for the purpose of tracing.
Requires each application for a COPS grant to specify: (1) whether the applicant recovered any firearms at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation during the 12 months before the submission of the application; (2) the number of such firearms recovered; (3) the number of such firearms reported to the Bureau, or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for tracing; and (4) the reason why any such firearms were not so reported.
What just happenedJul 25, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5962)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 23, 2013
- Jul 25, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5962)
- Jul 23, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5842)
- Jul 23, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate