Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Respect for the Second Amendment Act
Description: To protect the rights of the people of the United States under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 14, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Disarm Hate Act
Description: To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Jaime’s Law
Description: A bill to prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 11, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Protecting the Second Amendment through Responsible Gun Ownership Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of a semiautomatic assault weapon by, and the sale of such a weapon to, individuals under 25 years of age, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 9, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Traveler’s Gun Rights Act
Description: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define "State of residence" and "resident", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 18.
Last Action Date: January 18, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define "State of residence" and "resident", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 9, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Tribal Firearm Access Act
Description: To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Last Action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Last Action Date: January 18, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Protecting Legal Firearms Ownership Act of 2023
Description: To limit the applicability of certain rules with regard to possession of a firearm or firearm attachment.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 21, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: PISTOL Act Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the definition of rifles, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H746)
Last Action Date: February 8, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that New York State's Concealed Carry Improvement Act is unconstitutional.
Description: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that New York State's Concealed Carry Improvement Act is unconstitutional.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 17, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Second Amendment Protection Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, receipt, or possession of a firearm or ammunition by a user of medical marijuana, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 13, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Description: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 12, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 9, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Description: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 9, 2023
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Tribal Firearm Access Act
Description: To provide that identification documents issued by tribal governments are generally accorded the same treatment under Federal criminal law as identification documents issued by the Federal Government or by a State or local government.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: December 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Shall Not Be Infringed Act
Description: Repeals the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law on June 25, 2022. The act makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to expand background check requirements, broaden the scope of existing restrictions, and establish new criminal offenses. The act also reauthorizes, funds, and supports various programs, grants, and activities to promote access to behavioral and mental health services, enhance school safety and security initiatives, and address gun violence in communities.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Last Action Date: July 15, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: To amend title 1, United States Code, to direct the Archivist of the United States to authenticate, count, and publish applications of States calling for a Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the States submit applications calling for such a Convention, and to notify Congress of the requirement under Article V of the Constitution to call such a Convention when such a certification is published, and for other purposes.
Description: To amend title 1, United States Code, to direct the Archivist of the United States to authenticate, count, and publish applications of States calling for a Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the States submit applications calling for such a Convention, and to notify Congress of the requirement under Article V of the Constitution to call such a Convention when such a certification is published, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a state whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 11, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: RESPONSE Act of 2022 Reaching Every Survivor with Police and On-site Nonprofit Services Evaluations Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish a pilot program within the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice relating to advocacy for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking victims, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms.
Description: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain excise taxes relating to firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6869)
Last Action Date: July 19, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises.
Last Action: Became Public Law No: 117-325.
Last Action Date: December 27, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Protecting our Servicemembers through Proven Methods Act of 2022
Description: A bill to improve certain sexual assault and domestic violence prevention policies.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S2895)
Last Action Date: June 9, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Age 21 Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 19, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2022
Description: A bill to prevent gun trafficking.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 17, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: LEAD Act of 2022 Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of lead ammunition on all land and water under the jurisdiction and control of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other for purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: May 5, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.
Description: To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define "State of residence" and "resident", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 7, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2021
Description: A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 29, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Jaime’s Law
Description: To prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: October 19, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Jaime’s Law
Description: A bill to prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 20, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act
Description: To prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: October 19, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.
Description: To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Description: A bill to provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 10, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Prosecuting Gun Crimes Saves Lives Act
Description: To direct the Attorney General to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of Federal firearms offenses, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: STOP Straw Purchases Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Mandatory Minimum Sentence Reform Act
Description: To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: April 28, 2021