Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1297
Legislation Overview
Title: Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2019
Subject: Taxation: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Sales and excise taxes: Transfer and inheritance taxes
Description: Includes armor-piercing, concealable weapons in the definition of firearm under the National Firearms Act.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last Action Date: February 15, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1297/all-info
Sponsors
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31 sponsors: Val Demings (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Robin Kelly (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Henry Johnson (D); Steve Cohen (D); Ed Case (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Darren Soto (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Barbara Lee (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Eliot Engel (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Bobby Rush (D); Michael Doyle (D); David Cicilline (D); Abigail Spanberger (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); Ro Khanna (D); Andre Carson (D); James McGovern (D); Tim Ryan (D); Bennie Thompson (D); Danny Davis (D); Debra Haaland (D); Thomas Suozzi (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (31 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 15, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 2 2019 | 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: Ways And Means
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
