Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1739
Legislation Overview
Title: FIREARM Act
Subject: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Racial and ethnic relations: Crime and law enforcement
Description: FIREARM Act Prohibits the federal government from requiring disclosure of the race or ethnicity of a person to whom a firearm is transferred.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: May 15, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1739/all-info
Sponsors
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58 sponsors: Diane Black (R); Ted Poe (R); Stephen Fincher (R); John Duncan (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Marsha Blackburn (R); Paul Gosar (R); Kevin Cramer (R); Blake Farenthold (R); Tim Huelskamp (R); Pete Sessions (R); Doug Lamborn (R); Brian Babin (R); Jeb Hensarling (R); Rick Allen (R); Michael Conaway (R); John Culberson (R); Bill Flores (R); Cynthia Lummis (R); Sam Johnson (R); Pete Olson (R); Marlin Stutzman (R); John Carter (R); David Roe (R); Markwayne Mullin (R); Adrian Smith (R); Tim Walberg (R); Randy Weber (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Lynn Westmoreland (R); Ralph Abraham (D); Roger Williams (R); David Rouzer (R); Louie Gohmert (R); Bruce Poliquin (R); Kay Granger (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Bill Posey (R); Randy Neugebauer (R); Ken Buck (R); Richard Nugent (R); Reid Ribble (R); Joe Wilson (R); Mike D. Rogers (R); Matt Salmon (R); Ann Wagner (R); Steve Womack (R); Raul Labrador (R); Andy Harris (R); Daniel Webster (R); Rob Bishop (R); Jody Hice (R); Jeff Miller (R); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); Robert Pittenger (R); Bill Johnson (R); Joseph Heck (R); Jason Smith (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (58 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 15, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Apr 13, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 13, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 14 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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