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This legislation would ban projectiles that are not specifically used for 'sporting purposes' which is an arbitrary designation. Sponsor: Congr. Engel D-NY
Title: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives
Description: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2017
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: January 22, 2018
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4721/all-info
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9 sponsors: Eliot Engel (D); Juan Vargas (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Jackie Speier (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Steve Cohen (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Eleanor Norton (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Jan 22 2018 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
House | Dec 21 2017 | Introduced in House |
House | Dec 21 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Dec 24 2017 | 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, Homeland Security, And Investigations
There have not been any votes on this bill