Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4703
Legislation Overview
Title: Family Firearm Protection Act
Subject: Family relationships: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding: Crime and law enforcement: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Family Firearm Protection Act This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: April 1, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4703/all-info
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R); Luke Messer (R); Pete Sessions (R); Todd Rokita (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (4 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 1, 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 5 2016 | 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
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