Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8537
Legislation Overview
Title: Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased penalties for mass killings involving machineguns or certain semiautomatic weapons, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8537/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Seth Moulton (D); Veronica Escobar (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (2 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 1, 2022 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Jul 27, 2022 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 27, 2022 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 10 2022 | 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
