To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice.
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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 S1: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causing Harm Act or the CATCH Act.
- Section id5ddd0dbbcd5f473d8b715b7582a397d6: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: According to a 2023 joint report by the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security and the...
- Section id874dae2ca2814932817f6711985e0c91: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to combat illicit firearms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean; to bolster the security of the...
- Section ide8e871eab32145e8b8e6bfe324f958fc: 4. Defined term In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on the...
- Section idfd6d8ad1ca7647bc830078d5688df052: 5. Report on Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions' activities Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually...
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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following …
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