Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1531
Legislation Overview
Title: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative remedies: Civil actions and liability: Firearms and explosives: Judicial review and appeals: Licensing and registrations: Terrorism
Description: To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: April 8, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1531/all-info
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Peter King (R); Kathleen Rice (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Ro Khanna (D); Gil Cisneros (D); Jim Cooper (D); Christopher Smith (R); Betty McCollum (D); Conor Lamb (D); Ann Kuster (D); Michael Doyle (D); Brad Sherman (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Josh Gottheimer (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (17 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 8, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Mar 5, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 5, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 21 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: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
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