Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense. A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both. The bill directs the President to design and implement a strategy to improve collaboration between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in the investigation of illegal firearms trafficking to Mexico. The Office of National Drug Control Policy must establish indicators to measure the progress of efforts to stem firearms trafficking to Mexico. The ATF must publish detailed information about each firearm seized by Mexican authorities and submitted to the ATF for tracing.
Business recordsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCustoms enforcementDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesLatin AmericaLicensing and registrationsMexicoRetail and wholesale tradesSmuggling and trafficking
To address the problem of illegal firearm trafficking to Mexico.
USA115th CongressHR-1692| House
| Updated: 4/6/2017
Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense. A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both. The bill directs the President to design and implement a strategy to improve collaboration between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in the investigation of illegal firearms trafficking to Mexico. The Office of National Drug Control Policy must establish indicators to measure the progress of efforts to stem firearms trafficking to Mexico. The ATF must publish detailed information about each firearm seized by Mexican authorities and submitted to the ATF for tracing.
Business recordsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCustoms enforcementDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesLatin AmericaLicensing and registrationsMexicoRetail and wholesale tradesSmuggling and trafficking