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PROPOSED FEDERAL
GUN RELATED LAWS |
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HR0645 |
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SB0045 |
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Educational
institutions receiving 'Elementary and Secondary Education Grants |
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may not use
these grants to procure firearms or train in the use of firearms. |
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HR0748 |
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SB1235 |
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change status |
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Requirement for
storage of firearms in residences if someone under 18 or someone |
25% progression |
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ineligible to
possess a firearm could possibly gain access to the firearm. Fines or a |
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crime depending
upon circumstances. D O J to give preferences to states enacting |
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similar laws.
The wording in this bill is duplicated in the NYS Safe Act. |
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HR0825 |
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SB1028 |
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Authorizes the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support |
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research on
firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Puts aside $50 million per |
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year from
2022-2027 |
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NONE |
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SB0183 |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
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Inform FBI
about people investigated for terrorism who submit NICS check. |
25% progression |
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To provide
appropriate information to Federal law enforcement and |
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intelligence agencies, pursuant to
investigating terrorism, and for other puposes |
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Note:
definition of "investigated for terrorism" could be easily abused
by DC Swamp. |
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SB0292 |
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Judiciary Committee |
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Mandates state
have Extreme Risk Protective Orders for up to 12 months. |
25% progression |
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The wording in
this bill is duplicated in the NYS Safe Act. |
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SB0525 |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
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Revises
criminal provisions related to the interstate transportation of firearms
and |
25% progression |
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ammunition. The bill prohibits the arrest or detention of an individual for a state
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local firearm
or ammunition violation unless there is probable cause. This bill |
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facilitates
interstate transportation of firearms and ammo. |
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SB0529 |
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Judiciary Committee |
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Establishes new
background check requirements for firearm transfers between |
25% progression |
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private parties
(i.e. unlicensed individuals).
Specifically, it prohibits a firearm |
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transfer
between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, |
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importer first takes possession of the
firearm to conduct a background check. |
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The prohibition
does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between |
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spouses in good
faith. |
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SB0591 |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
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Prohibits a
licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person |
25% progression |
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prior to the
completion of a background check.
Current law permits a licensed |
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a licensed gun
dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted |
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background
check remains incomplete after three business days. |
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Similar wording
in the NYS Safe Act. |
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HR8 |
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NONE |
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OPPOSE |
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Bipartisan
Background Checks Act of 2021 |
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50% progression |
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Expands NICS
background check to every firearm sale and transfer, even temporary |
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transfers. Very partisan Democrat bill. |
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HR0030 |
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SB878 |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
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Gun Trafficking
Prohibition Act |
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Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Limits 3rd
party firearm purchases. Already
existing laws covering this. |
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HR0038 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
change status |
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Concealed Carry
Interstate Reciprocity |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Act. Facilitates Concealed Carry between states. |
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HR0095 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
change status |
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Hearing
Protection Act |
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25% progression |
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Removers
silencers from the definition of firearms under National Firearms Act |
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HR0121 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Gun Violence
Reduction Resources Act |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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of 2021.
To hire an additional 200 ATF agents to help curb gun violence. |
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HR0125 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
3/21/2022 |
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Gun Safety: Not
Sorry Act of 2021 |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Modifies
firearms-related background check requirements for transfers involving a |
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semiautomatic
firearm, silencer, armor-piercing ammunition, or large capacity |
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ammunition
magazine. 7 day waiting period on transfers of semiauto's (and others). |
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HR0127 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Sabika Sheikh
Firearm Licensing and |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Registration
Act. Federally licensing of firearms
ownership. |
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Establishes a
publicly available database of firearms.
Also prohibits the |
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possession of
certain ammo and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. |
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DOJ shall issue
a license if the individual is 21 years of age or older and undergoes |
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a criminal
background check and a psychological evaluation and completes a |
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certified
training course and has an $800 annual premium insurance policy. |
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HR0130 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Kimberly
Vaughan Firearm Safe |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Storage
Act. Establishes a federal statutory
framework to regulate the storage of |
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firearms and
ammunition on residential premises.
Basically, the wording is the |
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same as is in
the New York State Safe Act |
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HR0135 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
NO POSITION |
change status |
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Accidental
Firearms Transfers |
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Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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reporting Act
of 2021. Report on transfers to
ineligibles after the 3 day NICS failure. |
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Requires the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the |
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number of
firearm transfers when a licensed gun dealer submits a background check |
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through the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and NICS |
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fails to
respond within three business days and the licensed gun dealer |
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completes the
transfer. |
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HR0167 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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To prohibit the
transfer of a firearm at |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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a gun show by a
person who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer. |
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Only FFL's
transfer firearms at gun shows. |
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HR0194 |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
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Report on NICS
check denials of |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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(1) firearm
transfer denials issued by the NICS that are referred to the |
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Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for investigation; |
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(2)
prosecutions resulting from such investigations |
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(3) firearms
recovered by the ATF in cases in which a denial was issued by the |
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system after a
firearm was transferred |
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HR0225 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
change status |
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Allow
interstate transportation of |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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firearms or
ammo. Comprehensively address the
interstate transportation of |
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firearms or
ammo. |
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HR0355 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
no change |
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Illegal Alien
NICS Alert Act. |
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Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Notify ICE if
illegal alien submits NICS Check.
Requires the NICS system to notify |
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U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and relevant state and local law |
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enforcement
agencies when the NICS system indicates that a prospective firearm |
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transferee is
illegally or unlawfully in the United States. |
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HR0405 |
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Nat'l Resources Committee |
OPPOSE |
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Lead Endangers
Animals Daily Act of |
Subcommittee on Water, etc |
25% progression |
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2021. No lead ammo on federal lands. Directs the Department of the interior to |
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issue final
regulations prohibiting the discharge of any firearms using lead ammo |
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on all waters
under the jurisdiction and control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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HR0647 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Closing the
Loophole on Interstate |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Firearm sales
Act. No interstate long gun
sales. Restricts the sale or transfer
of |
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shotguns and
rifles across state lines. |
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HR0716 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
SUPPORT |
change status |
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To promote
accountability and |
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Subcommitte on Constitution, etc |
25% progression |
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transparency in
future executive orders. 30 day public
notification and reporting on |
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Executive
Orders concerning gun rights. Requires
the President to notify Congress |
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and the public
before issuing executive orders relating to the constitutional right of |
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law-abiding
individuals in the United States to own, carry, and use firearms. |
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HR0880 |
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Energy and Commerce |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Firearm Safety
Act of 2021 |
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Subcommittee on Consumer etc |
25% progression |
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Put firearms
under Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Allows the Consumner |
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Product Safety
Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and components. |
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HR0882 |
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Judiciary Committee |
NO POSITION |
change status |
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Keeping Guns
from High-Risk |
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Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Individuals
Act. Prohibit sale / transfer of
firearm to high risk individuals. |
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Expands the
categories of persons who are prohibited from shipping, transporting, |
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receiving, or
possessing firearms or ammunition. |
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HR0933 |
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Crime, Terrorism, etc |
SUPPORT |
change status |
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Home Defense
and Competitive |
Subcommittee Crime, etc |
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25% progression |
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Shooting Act of
2021. No funds for anti 2A
research. Remove short barrel rifles |
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(barrels of
less than 16 inches in length) from the definition of firearms for |
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purposes of the
National Firearms Act. |
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HR1004 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Firearm Risk
Protection Act of 2021 |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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Requires
liability insurance to buy firearm.
Establishes requirements for gun |
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purchasers and
gun owners to be covered by a qualified liability insurance policy. |
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HR1006 |
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NONE |
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Judiciary Committee |
OPPOSE |
change status |
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Gun Show
Loophole Closing Act of |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc |
25% progression |
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2021. NICS
check on all gun show sales. |
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Establishes new
requirements regarding firearm transfers at gun shows. |
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HR1027 |
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Armed Services Committee |
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Safe Bases
Act. Permits armed forces |
House Committee on Armed Services |
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to conceal
carry on bases. Provides statutory
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Defense (DOD)
to allow a service member to carry a concealed firearm while on any |
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HR1446 |
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Enhanced
Background Checks Act of 2021 |
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50% progression |
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Expands NICS
check deadline beyond 3 days. No NICS
response can suspend |
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a gun sale from
20 days to indefinitely. |
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HR1454 |
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Crime,
Terrorism, etc |
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Ghost Guns Are
Guns Act |
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Subcommittee on Crime, etc. |
25% progression |
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Firearm
assembly kits to be considered firearms.
Broadens the definition of firearm |
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for purposes of
federal firearms laws. Specifically, it includes as a firearm any |
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combination of
parts designed or intended to be used to convert a device into a |
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firearm and
from which a firearm may be readily assembled. |
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HR1477 |
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Terrorism, etc |
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Undetectable
Firearms Modernization |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc. |
25% progression |
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Act. Modernize undetectable firearms act of
1988. Revises the federal
statutory |
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framework
regulating the manufacture, possession, sale, import, shipment,
delivery, |
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receipt or
transfer of undetectable firearms.
Current law requires firearms to be |
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detectable by
walk-through metal detectors after the removal of grips, stocks, and |
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magazines. |
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HR1567 |
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Terrorism, etc |
SUPPORT |
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Police Officers
Protecting Children Act. |
Subcommittee on Crime, etc. |
25% progression |
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Allow L E O's
& retired L E O's to carry firearm in school zone. Specifies that certain |
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active and
retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry firearms |
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are not subject
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a school zone. |
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HR6225 |
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Judiciary Committee |
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Federal Firearm
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25% progression |
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Adds
significant bureaucratic security and reporting requirements to FFL's. |
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HR3960 |
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Judiciary Committee |
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Brian A. Terry
Memorial Eliminate the |
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ATF Act. To eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, |
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remove firearm
restrictions on lawful gun owners and provide funds to surviving |
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families of
border patrol agents killed as a result of Operation Fast and Furious. |
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SB675 |
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Judiciary Committee |
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Requires the
Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement |
25% progression |
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authorities
following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial. |
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reports on denials to Congress. |
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overturned. |
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