[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1931 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1931
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the
firearm and ammunition prohibitions applicable to convicted felons to
those convicted in a foreign court.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2005
Mrs. McCarthy 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 extend the
firearm and ammunition prohibitions applicable to convicted felons to
those convicted in a foreign court.
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 ``Foreign Felon Gun Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO
CONVICTED FELONS TO THOSE CONVICTED IN A FOREIGN COURT.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``, including any
foreign court,'' after ``court''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``court of,'' and
inserting ``court, including any foreign court, of''.
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