[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 834 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 834

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain 
peace officers from certain minimum sentencing requirements for using a 
 firearm to commit a crime of violence during or in relation to their 
                              employment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2009

 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain 
peace officers from certain minimum sentencing requirements for using a 
 firearm to commit a crime of violence during or in relation to their 
                              employment.

    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 ``Ramos and Compean Justice Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN MINIMUM SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS WHO USE A FIREARM TO COMMIT A 
              CRIME OF VIOLENCE DURING OR IN RELATION TO THEIR 
              EMPLOYMENT.

    Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(6)(A) The minimum sentencing requirements in this 
        subsection shall not apply to a person who used, carried, or 
        possessed a firearm if--
                    ``(i) the offense under this subsection occurred 
                during or in relation to the performance of the duties 
                of the person as a peace officer;
                    ``(ii) the firearm is of the same type as the 
                firearm authorized to be carried by the person in the 
                performance of those duties; and
                    ``(iii) the crime during and in relation to which 
                the offense under this subsection occurred is a crime 
                of violence.
            ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `peace officer' means 
        an officer or employee of the Federal Government, or of a State 
        or local government, who is authorized by law to carry a 
        firearm in the lawful performance of his or her duties as such 
        an officer or employee.''.
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