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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB1358

Legislation Overview

Title: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015

Subject: Firearms and explosives: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to provide that: (1) a .22 caliber projectile that would otherwise constitute "armor piercing ammunition" shall be considered to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes (and thus excluded from the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions) if the projectile weighs 40 grains or less and is loaded into a rimfire cartridge, and (2) a projectile that would otherwise constitute "armor piercing ammunition" shall be considered to be primarily intended to be used for a sporting purpose if the projectile is loaded into a cartridge for which the only handgun that is readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade is a single shot handgun. Defines a "single shot handgun" as a break-open or bolt action handgun that can accept only a single cartridge manually and that does not accept or use a magazine or other ammunition feeding device, excluding a pocket pistol or derringer-type firearm. Authorizes the Attorney General to treat a projectile as not primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes if substantial evidence exists that the projectile is not primarily intended to be used for such purposes.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: April 21, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1358/all-info

Sponsors

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16 sponsors: Eliot Engel (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Don Beyer (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); Charles Rangel (D); Keith Ellison (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Jackie Speier (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Lois Capps (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Juan Vargas (D); Steve Cohen (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 21 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	Mar 13 2015	Introduced in House
House	Mar 13 2015	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Mar 17 2015	federal bill text	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, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill