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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB6618

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: ARMAS Act of 2023 Americas Regional Monitoring of Arms Sales Act of 2023

Subject: International affairs

Description: To require the transfer of regulatory control of certain munitions exports from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Session: 118th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Last Action Date: December 6, 2023

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6618/all-info

Sponsors

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51 sponsors: Joaquin Castro (D); Norma Torres (D); Daniel Goldman (D); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); James McGovern (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Dina Titus (D); Juan Vargas (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Jesus Garcia (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Sara Jacobs (D); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Susan Wild (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Katie Porter (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Greg Stanton (D); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D); Robert Menendez (D); Greg Casar (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Barbara Lee (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Sylvia Garcia (D); Julia Brownley (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Mark Pocan (D); David Trone (D); Jonathan Jackson (D); Greg Landsman (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Nikema Williams (D); Jared Moskowitz (D); Dean Phillips (D); Mike Quigley (D); Rosa DeLauro (D); Salud Carbajal (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Gabe Amo (D); Becca Balint (D); Andre Carson (D); Veronica Escobar (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 12% (51 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Dec 6, 2023 Introduced in House
House Dec 6, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Dec 22 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: Foreign Affairs

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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