To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the mandatory minimum penalties provided for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.

Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the mandatory minimum penalties for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 291 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 291

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the mandatory 
minimum penalties provided for possessing, brandishing, or discharging 
    a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug 
                           trafficking crime.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2003

  Mrs. Kelly 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 increase the mandatory 
minimum penalties provided for possessing, brandishing, or discharging 
    a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug 
                           trafficking crime.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN THE MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR 
              POSSESSING, BRANDISHING, OR DISCHARGING A FIREARM DURING 
              AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR DRUG 
              TRAFFICKING CRIME.

    Section 924(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``5'' and inserting ``10'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``7'' and inserting ``15''; 
        and
            (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``20''.
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