Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Another effort to add misdemeanor crimes as disqualifiers for gun ownership or possession.
Title: Disarm Hate Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
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.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5435/all-info
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13 sponsors: Veronica Escobar (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Summer Lee (D); Brian Higgins (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Nikema Williams (D); James Clyburn (D); John Garamendi (D); Katie Porter (D); Becca Balint (D); Wiley Nickel (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Dwight Evans (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 13 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Sep 13 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Sep 15 2023 | 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: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill