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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1449

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Business records: Criminal justice information and records: Department of Justice: Firearms and explosives: Freedom of information: Retail and wholesale trades: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, to repeal prohibitions on using appropriated funds: (1) to disclose contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information required to be kept by firearms dealers except as specified in such Act; (2) to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any firearms business; or (3) for any background check system that does not require the destruction of identifying information submitted for a transferee within 24 hours after the system advises a federal firearms licensee that the transferee's receipt of a firearm is not prohibited.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: April 21, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1449/all-info

Sponsors

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16 sponsors: Barbara Lee (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Gwen Moore (D); Jose Serrano (D); Sander Levin (D); Keith Ellison (D); Sam Farr (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Eric Swalwell (D); James McGovern (D); Adam Schiff (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Luis Gutierrez (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (16 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 21, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House Mar 18, 2015 Introduced in House
House Mar 18, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Mar 24 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

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