PA Bill Number: HB1307
Title: In general provisions relating to children and minors, providing for contracting and consent by certain minors.
Description: In general provisions relating to children and minors, providing for contracting and consent by certain minors. ...
Last Action: Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Last Action Date: Apr 28, 2025
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB1254
Crime control bill - Recidivism.
Legislation Overview
Title: Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015
Subject: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Firearms and explosives: Violent crime: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to additional penalties for using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, to: (1) modify the penalty to require an additional prison term of not more than 5 years, not more than 7 years if the firearm is brandished, and not more than 10 years if the firearm is discharged (currently, not less than 5, 7, or 10 years respectively); (2) allow a prison term for any term of years (currently, minimum mandatory term of 25 years) for a person who has a prior conviction that has become final; (3) require an additional prison term of not more than 15 years (currently, not less than 15 years) for using, carrying, or possessing armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (4) eliminate the death penalty for cases in which the use of such ammunition results in a death. Makes this Act applicable to conduct engaged in and sentences imposed before, on, or after the date of this Act's enactment.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: March 31, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1254/all-info
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Robert Scott (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 31 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Mar 4 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 4 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 12 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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