Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2985
Legislation Overview
Title: HEAR Act of 2023 Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2023
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 27, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2985/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1383
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'.
18 sponsors: Bonnie Coleman (D); Jasmine Crockett (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Wiley Nickel (D); Glenn Ivey (D); Barbara Lee (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Robert Menendez (D); Ed Case (D); Al Green (D); Sean Casten (D); Donald Payne (D); Rebecca Sherrill (D); Jahana Hayes (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (18 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 27, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 27, 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 11 2023 | 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: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
