3.0.0 4946 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z House H HR 2014-06-24 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 4946.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Const. Art. II, Sec. 3, Cl. 3 (``[The President] shalltake Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]''); USConst. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 (``Congress shall have thepower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution . . . all other Powersvested by this Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'') (Thisbill would instruct the Attorney General to give preferentialtreatment to police forces that meet certain criteria whendistributing grant money, therefore this bill is a validexercise of Congressional authority per the Necessary andProper Clause provided the Attorney General's duties, as anagent of the President, to enforce federal law and punishcriminal wrongdoing).US Const. Art. I, Sec. 9, Cl. 7 (``No Money shall be drawnfrom the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations madeby Law[.]''); US Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 (``Congressshall have the power . . . To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof'') (This bill wouldinstruct the Attorney General to give preferential treatmentto police forces that meet certain criteria when distributinggrant money, therefore this bill is a valid exercise ofCongressional authority per the Necessary and Proper Clauseto instruct how the Executive Branch can spend appropriatedmonies).[Page H5724]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-21T14:41:15Z Referred to 2014-06-24T14:00:28Z Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2013 113 1337 S 2013-07-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5962) Related bill CRS 2014-07-21 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2014-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-11-14 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2014-06-24 Introduced in House 2014-10-02T13:13:03Z Crime Gun Tracing Act - 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.

]]> Crime Gun Tracing Act Display Title Crime Gun Tracing Act Official Title as Introduced To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Crime Gun Tracing Act Introduced in House 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4946ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4946ih.xml 2014-07-21 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.