Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HR520
Legislation Overview
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal firearms laws should be rigorously enforced, that all appropriate measures should be taken to end the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into our communities, and that adequate resources should be provided to accomplish such purposes.
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal firearms laws should be rigorously enforced, that all appropriate measures should be taken to end the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into our communities, and that adequate resources should be provided to accomplish such purposes. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) federal firearms statutes should be rigorously enforced, (2) all appropriate measures should be taken to end the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into our communities, and (3) adequate resources should be provided to accomplish such purposes.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: December 4, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/520/all-info
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Brenda Lawrence (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Henry Johnson (D); Marcia Fudge (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Hakeem Jeffries (D); Barbara Lee (D); Robin Kelly (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (10 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Dec 4, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Nov 5, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Nov 5, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 6 2015 | 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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