3.0.0 404 2022-11-15T16:34:49Z 2022-11-15T16:34:49Z House H HR 2013-01-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHIFF:H.R. 404.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act isconstitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8,Clause 3, the Commerce Clause and Article I, Section 8,Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Additionally, thePreamble to the Constitution provides support of theauthority to enact legislation to promote the GeneralWelfare.[Page H283]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-28T21:32:04Z Referred to 2013-01-23T14:02:25Z 2013-02-28 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. Committee 2013-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2013-01-23 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2013-01-23 True P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2013-01-23 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2013-01-23 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2013-01-23 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2013-01-23 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2013-01-23 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2013-01-23 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2013-01-23 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2013-01-23 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-02-06 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2013-02-06 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2013-02-06 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-02-06 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2013-02-13 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2013-02-13 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2013-03-14 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2013-03-14 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2013-04-11 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2013-04-11 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2013-04-11 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2014-07-25 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2013-01-23 Introduced in House 2013-02-06T20:09:40Z Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for an additional sentence of two years' imprisonment for violating the prohibitions against making false statements or misrepresenting identification regarding the acquisition of a firearm or ammunition: (1) knowing that the violation will further the transfer of two or more firearms to a person prohibited by law from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving a firearm; and (2) with the intent to conceal such person's identity from the transferor.

Prohibits the court from: (1) placing any person convicted of such violation on probation; and (2) reducing a term of imprisonment for such a violation so as to compensate for, or otherwise take into account, a term of imprisonment imposed or to be imposed for a separate such violation. Prohibits a term of imprisonment imposed under this Act from running concurrently with a term imposed on the person under any other legal provision, except that a term imposed may, in the court's discretion, run concurrently with another term imposed by the court at the same time for a separate such violation, subject to applicable guidelines and policy statements issued by the United States Sentencing Commission. Requires the court to specify in its statement of the reasons for imposing a sentence for such a violation the factors that require any sentence below the statutory minimum.

Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations requiring any form required to be completed by the purchaser of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer to include a notice of the provisions of this Act.

]]> Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Display Title Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms. Introduced in House 2013-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr404ih/xml/BILLS-113hr404ih.xml 2013-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. 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.