Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4786
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting Communities from Lost or Stolen Law Enforcement Weapons Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crimes against property: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: State and local government operations
Description: Protecting Communities from Lost or Stolen Law Enforcement Weapons Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify requirements under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Specifically, it authorizes the Department of Justice to give preference to a COPS program grant applicant from a state that requires law enforcement agencies to report officers' lost or stolen firearms to the National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: January 24, 2018
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4786/all-info
Sponsors
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20 sponsors: Gregory Meeks (D); David Cicilline (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Luis Gutierrez (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); James Himes (D); Keith Ellison (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Mike Quigley (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Dwight Evans (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Robin Kelly (D); Alcee Hastings (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (20 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 24, 2018 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jan 12, 2018 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 12, 2018 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16 2018 | 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
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