Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB952
Legislation Overview
Title: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives
Description: Establishes a framework for determining whether certain armor piercing ammunition is primarily intended for sporting purposes. Current law prohibits the import, manufacture, and distribution of armor piercing ammunition. However, armor piercing ammunition that is primarily intended for sporting purposes is exempt from the prohibition and may be lawfully imported, manufactured, and distributed.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 22, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/952/all-info
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Eliot Engel (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Steve Cohen (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Bonnie Coleman (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (6 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 22, 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Feb 4, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 4, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 15 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
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