[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1735 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1735

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional penalties 
                        for drive by shootings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 1993

  Mr. Gutierrez (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional penalties 
                        for drive by shootings.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drive By Shooting Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 36. Drive-by Shootings
    ``Whoever, from within a motor vehicle that has been transported, 
shipped, or received in interstate or foreign commerce, discharges a 
firearm (as defined in section 921 of this title) and thereby causes a 
grave risk to the life of another person shall--
            ``(1) if death results, be fined under this title or 
        imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both; and
            ``(2) be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
        30 years, in any other case.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``36. Drive-by Shootings.''.

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