3.0.0 469 2023-01-15T22:18:41Z 2023-01-15T22:18:41Z Senate S S 2003-02-27 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-02-27T20:27:16Z 2003-02-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2926-2927) IntroReferral 2003-02-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2925-2926) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2003-02-27 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-02-27 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-02-27 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2003-02-27 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-02-27 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-02-27 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-02-27 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-02-24 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-11-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Ammunition Arrest Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Data banks Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Employee training Evidence (Law) Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Firearms Firearms control Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government publicity Identification devices Identification of criminals Imports Indictments Interstate relations Labor and Employment Law Licenses Manufacturing industries Prosecution Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the Attorney General to assist firearm manufacturers and importers in complying with these requirements by: (1) acquiring, installing, and upgrading ballistics equipment and bullet and cartridge casing recovery equipment; (2) hiring or designating sufficient personnel to develop and maintain a ballistics database; (3) providing education about the role of ballistics; and (4) providing for the coordination among law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and the firearm industry to curb firearm-related crime and illegal firearm trafficking.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish an electronic database through which State and local law enforcement agencies can promptly access ballistics records that shall not include any identifying information regarding dealers, collectors, or purchasers of firearms; (2) require training for all ballistics examiners; (3) conduct mandatory ballistics testing of all firearms obtained or in the possession of the Department of Justice; and (4) report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.

Prohibits the use of ballistics information of individual guns for prosecutorial purposes unless officials have a reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that ballistics information would assist in the investigation.]]>

TRACE Act Display Title TRACE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced TRACE Act Short Titles as Introduced Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement Act Introduced in Senate 2003-02-27T05:00:00Z 2003-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2926-2927) 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.