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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8208

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Legislation Overview

Title: Stop the BIS Rule Act Stop the Bureaucratic Ineptitude Shuttering Respectable and Upstanding Lawful Exporters Act

Subject: Foreign trade and international finance

Description: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security relating to enhancing the control structure for firearms and related items and advancing human rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680).

Session: 118th Congress

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

Last Action Date: May 1, 2024

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8208/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'.

21 sponsors: Mark Green (R); Andrew Ogles (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Jeff Duncan (R); Dan Bishop (R); Ben Cline (R); Clay Higgins (R); Randy Weber (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Andrew Clyde (R); Aaron Bean (R); Brian Babin (R); Roger Williams (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Alexander Mooney (R); William Timmons (R); Claudia Tenney (R); Barry Moore (R); Barry Loudermilk (R); Greg Murphy (R); Byron Donalds (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (21 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 1, 2024 Introduced in House
House May 1, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced May 31 2024 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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