Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation outlines new federal penalties for anyone engaging in a Straw Purchase of firearms.
Title: STOP Straw Purchases Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Business records: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Firearms and explosives: Fraud offenses and financial crimes: Government information and archives: Retail and wholesale trades
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: December 18, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4939/all-info
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3 sponsors: Don Bacon (R); Gil Cisneros (D); John Rutherford (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Dec 18 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Oct 31 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Oct 31 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 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