Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB1592
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Racial and ethnic relations
Description: Firearm Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the federal government from requiring an individual's race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with a firearm transfer to that individual.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 20, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1592/all-info
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Roy Blunt (R); Thad Cochran (R); John Cornyn (R); Joe Manchin (D); Michael Enzi (R); John Thune (R); Luther Strange (R); Shelley Capito (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (8 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jul 20, 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 2 2017 | 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
Comments On This Bill
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