Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
An attempt to outlaw silencers based on myth and opinion rather than fact and historical data.
Title: Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: October 19, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2544/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1131
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
18 sponsors: Bonnie Coleman (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Andre Carson (D); Veronica Escobar (D); Danny Davis (D); Frank Pallone (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Donald Payne (D); Henry Johnson (D); Betty McCollum (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Bobby Rush (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Terri Sewell (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Dina Titus (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 19 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Apr 14 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 14 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 8 2021 | 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