Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB3706
Legislation Overview
Title: A bill to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives: Government buildings, facilities, and property: Law enforcement officers
Description: Generally permits a federal law enforcement officer to purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued a handgun to the officer. The bill directs the General Services Administration to develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition of eligible handguns.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 13, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3706/all-info
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: John Cornyn (R); Patrick Leahy (D); Tom Cotton (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 13, 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 9 2020 | 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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