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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1297

  this is an anti-gun bill
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

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

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

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