Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5135
Legislation Overview
Title: Suppressor Export Act
Subject: International affairs: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Firearms and explosives: Military assistance, sales, and agreements: Trade restrictions
Description: Suppressor Export Act This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to provide that a regulation or related implementing policy or practice regarding registration and licensing requirements for manufacturers, exporters, or importers of designated defense articles and defense services may not prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer or component, if: the item may be lawfully manufactured in the United States; and the importing country has a lawful public or private use market for such item and is not listed as a country prohibited from receiving arms exports.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last Action Date: April 29, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5135/all-info
Sponsors
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22 sponsors: Chris Stewart (R); Tim Huelskamp (R); Ralph Abraham (D); Brian Babin (R); Rob Bishop (R); Jason Chaffetz (R); Paul Gosar (R); Matt Salmon (R); Bruce Westerman (R); Paul Cook (R); Scott DesJarlais (R); Steve King (R); John Carter (R); Ryan Zinke (R); Chris Collins (R); Kevin Cramer (R); Ken Buck (R); Renee Ellmers (R); Tom Emmer (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Charles Boustany (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (22 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 29, 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 29, 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 9 2016 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
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