S. 2333: Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004
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S. 2333: Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004
Plain summary
Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit anyone who participates in a criminal street gang from possessing firearms or ammunition. Defines such participation as committing, or conspiring or attempting to commit, two or more predicate gang crimes, or inducing or facilitating the commission of a predicate gang crime, in furtherance of gang activities or for the purpose of gang membership or position.
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Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2333.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2333 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108