Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5546
Legislation Overview
Title: To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.
Subject: Federal preemption: Firearms and explosives: State and local government operations: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. This bill provides that a major city's law or rule that regulates firearms-related conduct and affects commerce preempts a conflicting state law, regulation, or constitutional requirement. A major city is a city with a population of at least 500,000 inhabitants.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: June 27, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5546/all-info
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Robert Brady (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (1 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 27, 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jun 21, 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 21, 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 24 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
