Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation REQUIRES insurance to buy/possess firearms.
Title: Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives: Life, casualty, property insurance
Description: Establishes requirements for gun purchasers and gun owners to be covered by a qualified liability insurance policy. A qualified liability insurance policy, with respect to a firearm purchaser, is a policy that covers losses resulting from use of the firearm while it is owned by the purchaser. A person who violates or fails to comply with the requirements is subject to a criminal fine of up to $10,000.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 25, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/822/all-info
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2 sponsors: Carolyn Maloney (D); Ro Khanna (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 25 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Jan 28 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 28 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 12 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill