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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB686

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Business records: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Retail and wholesale trades

Description: Establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, and transport of ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: requires an ammunition dealer to be licensed; requires ammunition sales to be conducted in person; and requires a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.

Session: 116th Congress

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

Last Action Date: March 4, 2019

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/686/all-info

Sponsors

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36 sponsors: Bonnie Coleman (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Katherine Clark (D); Steve Cohen (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Joe Courtney (D); Elijah Cummings (D); Diana DeGette (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); James Langevin (D); Andy Levin (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Betty McCollum (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Frank Pallone (D); Bill Pascrell (D); Mike Quigley (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Robert Scott (D); Albio Sires (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Gwen Moore (D); Nita Lowey (D); James McGovern (D); James Himes (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Tom Malinowski (D); Donald Norcross (D); Mark Takano (D); Henry Johnson (D); Ro Khanna (D); Eliot Engel (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (36 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 4, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House Jan 17, 2019 Introduced in House
House Jan 17, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Feb 4 2019 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, and Homeland Security

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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