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H.R. 623

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To provide for greater judicial discretion in sentencing for certain firearms offenses committed in exceptional circumstances.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
January 21, 2009
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Amends the federal criminal code to allow an exception to certain minimum mandatory prison terms for the use of firearms in the commission of violent crimes for individuals who are authorized to carry firearms in the lawful performance of an employment duty and who committed the offense during or in relation to such employment.

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