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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5717

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Jake Laird Act of 2018

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Jake Laird Act of 2018

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: June 5, 2018

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5717/all-info

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'.

16 sponsors: Susan Brooks (R); Theodore Deutch (D); Fred Upton (R); Debbie Dingell (D); Jeff Fortenberry (R); Erik Paulsen (R); Mike Coffman (R); Charles Dent (R); Ami Bera (D); Ryan Costello (R); Andre Carson (D); Thomas MacArthur (R); Seth Moulton (D); Brian Fitzpatrick (R); Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R); Derek Kilmer (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (16 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 5, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House May 9, 2018 Introduced in House
House May 9, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced May 22 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

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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