HR7799-118

Introduced

To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 22, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3829876189D643CBB2BDF281AFFE201A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causing Harm Act or the CATCH Act.
  • Section H3A90C5E66BE84309A0AE5206FD920C4E: 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: According to a 2023 joint report by the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS)...
  • Section H1F739ACE99C44A4185CEDC7B7233FDFC: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act include the following: To combat illicit firearms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean. To bolster the...
  • Section H4BBB9FEAFEE4494386EE7FB1B2D7D370: 4. Report on the prosecutions activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice In this section, the term...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Government Operations Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies:
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 22, 2024

Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick (for herself and Mr. Castro of Texas) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Government Operations Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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