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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB952

Legislation Overview

Title: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives

Description: Establishes a framework for determining whether certain armor piercing ammunition is primarily intended for sporting purposes. Current law prohibits the import, manufacture, and distribution of armor piercing ammunition. However, armor piercing ammunition that is primarily intended for sporting purposes is exempt from the prohibition and may be lawfully imported, manufactured, and distributed.

Session: 116th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Last Action Date: March 22, 2019

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/952/all-info

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Eliot Engel (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Steve Cohen (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Bonnie Coleman (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Mar 22 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House	Feb 4 2019	Introduced in House
House	Feb 4 2019	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Feb 15 2019	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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