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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 6, 1993
Criminal Street Gangs Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for penalties of up to ten years' imprisonment and a fine, in addition to any other term of imprisonment authorized and to run consecutively to any other sentence imposed, for committing the following offenses while a member of, or on behalf of, a criminal street gang if, within the past five years, the individual has been convicted of such an offense or a State controlled substance or violent crime offense carrying a maximum penalty of at least one year's imprisonment: (1) a Federal felony involving a controlled substance for which the maximum penalty is not less than five years; (2) a Federal felony crime of violence; and (3) a conspiracy to commit such an offense.
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Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D–CA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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