Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB1462
Legislation Overview
Title: Disarm Hate Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Assault and harassment offenses: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Firearms and explosives: Hate crimes: Violent crime
Description: The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 14, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1462/all-info
Companion Bill: HB2708
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Robert Casey (D); Tammy Baldwin (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Cory Booker (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Kamala Harris (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Edward Markey (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Ron Wyden (D); Jacky Rosen (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Jeanne Shaheen (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Tammy Duckworth (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 14, 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 30 2019 | federal link | bill text |
| Introduced | May 30 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: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
