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A bill to authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes.

4/15/2008--Introduced.

Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) to expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.- Mexico border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.

Latest Actions
  • 04/15/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3031-3032)
  • 04/15/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.2867 Introduced in Senate04/20/2008