Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB647
Legislation Overview
Title: Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring a long gun to a person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee's place of business is located.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 22, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/647/all-info
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Jason Crow (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Diana DeGette (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Ro Khanna (D); Suzan DelBene (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (11 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 22, 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Feb 1, 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 1, 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 22 2021 | 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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