3.0.0 1983 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z Senate S S 2003-12-09 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-12-09T17:25:42Z 2003-12-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2003-12-09 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-12-09 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-12-09 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-12-09 True Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms control Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Imports Law Licenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-02T13:30:22Z So No Innocent Person Ever Repeats the Sniper Tragedy Act of 2003 (SNIPER Act of 2003) - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to inspect the inventory and records of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer without reasonable cause or warrant not more than four times (currently, once) during any 12-month period; and (2) require such persons to maintain records of disposition of ammunition, except on .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

Provides for enhanced penalties for violations. Subjects violators to revocation or suspension of any applicable license or a fine. Directs the Attorney General to send warning letters to alleged violators, issue notices of revocation, suspension, or imposition of a civil fine, and conduct proceedings, as appropriate.

Repeals an exemption from Brady Act requirements involving gun sales to instate residents.

Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement Act (TRACE Act) - Amends the Brady Act to require a licensed manufacturer or importer to: (1) test fire firearms manufactured or imported by certain licensees; (2) prepare ballistics images of the fired bullet and cartridge casings; (3) make the records available to the Attorney General for entry into an electronic database (established by this Act); and (4) store the fired bullet and cartridge casings as specified.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct mandatory ballistics testing of all firearms in the custody of Federal agencies; and (2) establish, within each Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives field division, a gun crime task force.

]]> So No Innocent Person Ever Repeats the Sniper Tragedy Act of 2003 Display Title So No Innocent Person Ever Repeats the Sniper Tragedy Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code, to enhance the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to enforce the compliance of gun dealers with Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced So No Innocent Person Ever Repeats the Sniper Tragedy Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced SNIPER Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-09T05:00:00Z 2003-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.