Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act information
1994 U.S. federal law
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Long title
An Act to Control and Prevent Crime
Nicknames
1994 Crime Bill
Enacted by
the 103rd United States Congress
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Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 103–322
Statutes at Large
108 Stat. 1796
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12 U.S.C.: Banks and Banking
18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created
42 U.S.C. ch. 136
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 3355 by Jack Brooks (D–TX) on October 26, 1993
Committee consideration by House Judiciary
Passed the House on November 3, 1993 (voice vote)
Passed the Senate on November 19, 1993 (95–4, in lieu of S. 1607)
Reported by the joint conference committee on August 10 and 21, 1994; agreed to by the House on August 21, 1994 (235–195) and by the Senate on August 25, 1994 (61–38)
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994
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The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, commonly referred to as the 1994 Crime Bill,[1] or the Clinton Crime Bill,[2] is an Act of Congress dealing with crime and law enforcement; it became law in 1994. It is the largest crime bill in the history of the United States and consisted of 356 pages that provided for 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in funding for prisons which were designed with significant input from experienced police officers.[3] Sponsored by U.S. Representative Jack Brooks of Texas,[4] the bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.[5] Then-Senator Joe Biden of Delaware drafted the Senate version of the legislation in cooperation with the National Association of Police Organizations, also incorporating the Assault Weapons ban and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with Senator Orrin Hatch.[6][7]
Following the 101 California Street shooting, the 1993 Waco Siege, and other high-profile instances of violent crime, the Act expanded federal law in several ways. One of the most noted sections was the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Other parts of the Act provided for a greatly expanded federal death penalty, new classes of individuals banned from possessing firearms, and a variety of new crimes defined in statutes relating to hate crimes, sex crimes, and gang-related crime. The bill also required states to establish registries for sexual offenders by September 1997.
^Kessler, Glenn (May 16, 2019). "Joe Biden's defense of the 1994 crime bill's role in mass incarcerations". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^Lussenhop, Jessica (April 18, 2016). "Why is Clinton crime bill so controversial?". BBC News. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^"Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994". National criminal justice reference service.
^Brooks, Jack B. (September 13, 1994). "H.R.3355 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994". U.S. Congress. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^"The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994". History, Art & Archives. US House of Representatives. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Law, Tara (September 12, 2019). "The Violence Against Women Act Was Signed 25 Years Ago. Here's How the Law Changed American Culture". Time. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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