Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Expanding 2nd Amendment rights in multiple areas including constitutional carry and eliminating regional restrictions bases upon firearm features.
Title: To restore and protect the Second Amendment rights of residents and United States citizens who visit the District of Columbia by modernizing the District's firearm laws, eliminating prior restraints on acquisition and possession, establishing concealed constitutional carry, prohibiting feature-based firearm bans, and facilitating lawful purchases through Federally licensed dealers in neighboring States, and for other purposes.
Subject:
Description: To restore and protect the Second Amendment rights of residents and United States citizens who visit the District of Columbia by modernizing the District's firearm laws, eliminating prior restraints on acquisition and possession, establishing concealed constitutional carry, prohibiting feature-based firearm bans, and facilitating lawful purchases through Federally licensed dealers in neighboring States, and for other purposes.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: April 15, 2026
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8297/all-info
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1 sponsors: Dan Crenshaw (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 15 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 15 2026 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
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Chamber: H
Committee Name: Oversight And Government Reform
There have not been any votes on this bill