Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB261
Legislation Overview
Title: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Domestic violence and child abuse: Firearms and explosives
Description: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prevent any individual convicted of a felony or crime of domestic violence in a foreign court from possessing a firearm in the United States.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: To Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: February 7, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:SN00261:@@@L&summ2=m&
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'.
6 sponsors: Feinstein, Dianne; Boxer, Barbara; Lautenberg, Frank R.; Menendez, Robert; Schumer, Charles E.; Whitehouse, Sheldon;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2013 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S525-526) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2013 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 21 2013 | 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
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