List of current federal bills impacting firearms. Bring a cold drink...you'll need it.
U.S. SENATE
S. 2, the Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. -- S.2 would express the Senate's support for the president's gun-violence reduction efforts and other common-sense proposals; for aid to law enforcement officers; for safe learning conditions for school students; for developing tools to identify people who pose a threat to themselves or others; for keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals and others not legally allowed to have them; and so on.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.2:S. 22, the Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. --S.22 would require background checks for all firearms sales at gun shows, with "gun show" defined to include any place where more than 50 guns are on sale/display.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.22:S.33, the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. -- S.33 would prohibit the sale, transfer, importation or possession of any magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, unless it was made before the law's effective date.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00033:S.34, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. -- S. 34 would prohibit those on the government's terrorism watch list from buying a firearm or obtaining an explosives license.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00034:S.35, the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. -- S.35 would require face to face purchases of ammunition, require licensing of ammunition dealers, and require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00035:S.54, the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. -- S.54 would specifically prohibit the straw purchase of firearms and beef up the law prohibiting material false statements when purchasing a firearm, establishing penalties for anyone who buys a firearm or ammunition with the intent to transfer it to someone else, particularly in cases involving crimes of violence or drug trafficking. The bill also expands existing trafficking law to make it a crime for an individual to smuggle firearms out of the United States.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.54:S. 82, the Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. -- S. 82, the companion bill to HR 410, would invalidate any past, present or future executive actions on gun control, like those President Obama took Jan. 16, rendering them as advisory only unless Congress enacts them.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.82:S. 147, the Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. -- S. 147 would require that each state that allows residents to carry concealed firearms create a permit process involving local law enforcement and requiring that those receiving permits be legal U.S. residents, at least 21 years old, have good cause for requesting the permit, and demonstrate that he/she is worthy of public trust.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00147:S. 150, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. -- S.150 would ban semi-automatic weapons that can accept a detachable ammunition magazine and also have one or more specific military-style characteristics, including pistol grips, flash suppressors and a folding or telescoping stock. It also would ban large-capacity magazines and other ammunition-feeding devices holding more than 10 rounds.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00150:S.174, the Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. -- S.174 would require an instant background check for the purchase of ammunition, and would restore pre-1986 requirements that sellers track their inventory and keep records of their customers; purchases of 1,000 rounds or more, or thefts of large amounts of ammunition, would have to be reported to law enforcement.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00174:S.179, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. -- S.179, like companion bill H.R.452, would make a federal crime of buying or transferring a firearm with the intent to deliver it to someone else who's barred by state or federal law from having it; impose prison terms of up to 20 years for such "straw purchasers"; and provide stiffer penalties for organizers or managers of firearms trafficking networks.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00179:S.261, the No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. -- S. 261 would prohibit anyone convicted of a felony or crime of domestic violence in a foreign court from possessing a firearm in the United States.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.00261:S.374, the Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act of 2013, by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. -- S.374 would make congressional findings that Congress supports and respects Second Amendment rights and the existing prohibition on a national firearms registry, but also that the Justice Department should make a priority of closing holes in its firearm background check system and that citizens should be more vigilant about keeping firearms from dangerously mentally ill people.
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HR 21, the NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013, by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va. -- HR 21 would require a background check for every firearm sale or transfer, with the only exceptions being gifts between immediate family members; probate or executor transfers after the owner's death; a loan to someone who believes they need the firearm in their home to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm; and certain loans while target shooting, hunting, fishing or trapping. It also would require owners to report a firearm's theft or loss within 48 hours, and would require any state that allows concealed carry to establish a permit process if it doesn't already have one.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.00021:HR 34, Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013, by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. -- HR 34 would bar anyone from buying or owning a firearm without a background check and government-issued license; the U.S. Attorney General would establish a federal record-of-sale system, and any firearm thefts or losses would have to be reported to the government within three days.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.00034:HR 35, the Safe Schools Act of 2013, by Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas -- HR 35 would repeal federal laws mandating "gun free zones" around schools.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.35:HR 65, the Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013, by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas -- HR 65 would raise the minimum age for handgun ownership from 18 to 21; prohibit people under 21 from possessing "semiautomatic assault weapons or large capacity ammunition feeding devices"; stiffen federal criminal penalties for gun ownership violations by minors and for selling or giving handguns, assault weapons or large-capacity magazines to minors knowing they intended to use it for crime; requires all firearm sales to include a gun storage or locking device; prohibits keeping a loaded firearm or unloaded firearm and ammunition within a child's reach; and lets the attorney general provide federal grants for gun-safety classes for parents and children.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.65:HR 93, the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act, by Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. -- HR 93 would close the "fire sale loophole," which lets gun dealers with revoked licenses transfer their weapons to their private collections, then sell the firearms in inventory clearance sales without federal background checks.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.93:HR 117, the Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013, by Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. -- HR 117 would require that each state provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of every handgun sold in the future. The bill is based upon New Jersey's mandatory handgun registration law.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.00117:HR 133, the Citizens Protection Act of 2013 by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. -- HR 133 would repeal federal laws mandating "gun free zones" around schools.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.133:HR 137, the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. -- HR 137 would require a background check for every firearm sale and "ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system," in part by widening the range of mental-health situations reportable to the FBI's background check database.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.137:HR 138, the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. -- HR138 is the House companion bill to Lautenberg's S.33.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.138:HR 141, the Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013, by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. -- HR 141 would require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.141:HR 142, the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013, by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. -- HR142 is the House companion bill to Lautenberg's S.35.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.142:HR 226, the Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction (SAFER) for our Streets Act, by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. -- HR 226 would create a $2,000 refundable tax credit ($1,000 for two consecutive years) for an assault weapon owner who turns in his or her firearm to state police.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.226:HR 227, the Buyback our Safety Act, by Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla. -- HR 227 authorizes $15 million over 5 years for the Justice Department to provide matching grants to local law enforcement agencies for firearms buyback programs. The bill also directs the National Academy of Sciences to identify guns most often used in violent crimes and create a pricing scale for buying such weapons.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.227:HR 236, the Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013, by Rep. James Langevin, D-RI -- HR 236 would increase the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to inspect federal firearms licensees for compliance with recordkeeping requirements by increasing the allowable inspections per year from one to three; increase the penalties for knowingly misrepresenting any facts about a firearms sale; and authorize the attorney general to suspend a dealer's license and assess civil penalties for firearms violations, including failure to have secure gun storage or safety devices.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.236:HR 238, the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act, by Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. -- HR 238 would close the "fire sale loophole," which lets gun dealers with revoked licenses transfer their weapons to their private collections, then sell the firearms in inventory clearance sales without federal background checks.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.238:HR 321, the Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013, by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. -- HR 321 would release the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health from restrictions placed on them in 1996 that have prohibited them from conducting peer-reviewed research into gun violence prevention.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.321:HR 322, the Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. -- HR 322 would exclude all firearm and ammunition components from the definition of "chemical substance" under federal environmental laws, so that the lead and other substances in ammunition couldn't be regulated or restricted.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.322:HR 329, the Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013, by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. -- H.R. 329 would require states to share mental-health information with the FBI's system or else lose 10 percent of their federal Justice Assistance Grants for local police.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.00329:HR 332, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank -- HR 332 lets civil cases proceed against irresponsible bad actors in the gun industry who turn blind eyes to straw purchases and trafficking, overriding a 2005 law that providing immunity from civil liability in state and federal court for gun makers, distributors and dealers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.332:HR 339, the Fairness in Firearm Testing Act, by Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga. -- HR 339 amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of the entire process of its examination and testing of an item for the purpose of determining if it's a firearm (and if so, the firearm's type) or ammunition; the bill also bars ATF from editing or erasing any such recording.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.339:HR 404, the Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act, by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank -- HR 404 adds more prison time for those convicted of making straw purchases of firearms, and forbids courts from putting such convicts on probation or reducing their prison term to compensate for multiple convictions.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.404:HR 410, the Restore the Constitution Act of 2013, by Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas -- HR 410, the companion bill to S. 82, would invalidate any past, present or future executive actions on gun control, like those President Obama took Jan. 16, rendering them as advisory only unless Congress enacts them.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.410:HR 427, the Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act, by Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill. -- HR 427 would require that federal background check records be maintained for at least 180 days, rather than the current 24-hour limit; that gun dealers do inventory checks to report lost or stolen guns; and that new firearms include a second, hidden serial number printed inside the receiver which could only be removed by dismantling the entire weapon.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.427:HR 431, the Gun Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013, by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo -- HR 431 would abolish a series of 2004 amendments that weakened gun safety rules: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could once again use information on guns traced to crimes; background check information wouldn't have to be destroyed within 24 hours; and the ban on federally required inventory audits of gun dealerships would be lifted.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.431:HR 437, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. -- HR 437 is the House companion bill to Feinstein's S.150.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.00437:HR 449, by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. -- HR 449 would provide a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.449:HR 452, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013, by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. -- HR 452 would make a federal crime of buying or transferring a firearm with the intent to deliver it to someone else who's barred by state or federal law from having it; impose prison terms of up to 20 years for such "straw purchasers;" and provide stiffer penalties for organizers or managers of firearms trafficking networks.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.452:HR 538, the Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act (PLEA) Act, by Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. -- HR 538 would expand federal law's definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include certain handgun ammunition that can pierce body armor, and would ban the making, sale and possession of any handgun that uses such ammunition.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.538:HR 575, the Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013, by Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas -- HR 575 would express the sense of Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that threatens national sovereignty or abridges rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as the right to bear arms, and should stop providing financial support to any entity that does so. It would bar the United States from providing any funding to the United Nations for a fiscal year unless the president certifies to Congress that the U.N. has not acted to infringe on individuals' rights in the United States to have a firearm or ammunition, or abridge any other constitutionally protected rights of U.S. citizens.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.575:HR 577, the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, by Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas -- HR 577 would make sure any veteran deemed mentally incapacitated, mentally incompetent or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness in a Department of Veterans Affairs case is not considered mentally defective for purposes of prohibition from firearm ownership without a separate court order or finding that the person is a danger to self or others.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.577:HR 578, the Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013, by Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind. -- HR 578 would guarantee that individuals who legally carry a concealed weapon in their home state may also carry in any other state that allows concealed carry.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.578:HR 602, the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. -- HR 602 is the same as HR 577.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00602:HR 619, the Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013, by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. -- HR 619 would prohibit possession of a firearm by, or the sale or transfer of a firearm to, anyone who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00619:HR 661, the Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act, by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland -- Like HR 427 and HR 431, HR 661 would repeal current provisions that require federal firearm background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours; prohibit ATF from requiring licensed dealers to conduct annual inventory checks to detect lost and stolen guns; and restrict state and local authorities from using trace data to fully investigate corrupt gun dealers and traffickers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00661:HR 720, the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013, by Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. -- HR 720 would let the attorney general deny the right to buy firearms or to get a firearms and explosive license to anyone engaged in, or who has providing material support to, terrorism and might use a firearm or explosive to terroristic ends; those denied firearms or licenses could challenge it in court.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00720:HR 722, the Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013, by Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. -- HR 722 would impose stiffer penalties for gun-trafficking crimes; expand the Justice Department's "Project Safe Neighborhoods" program; require the attorney general to make a report to Congress every two years on gun traces and trafficking prosecutions; require the FBI to share its National Crime Information Center Stolen Gun File with ATF; impose a 5-year prison term for having a stolen firearm or a firearm with an obliterated serial number while committing any felony; and impose a 7-, 9- or 12-year penalty for using such a firearm during a violent or drug-trafficking crime.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00722:HR 793, the Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013, by Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Cerritos -- HR 793 would establish a grant program within the Department of Justice in which grants would be eligible to state, tribal and local units of government and law enforcement agencies to carry out anti-violence campaigns, gun safety campaigns and firearms buyback programs.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00793:HR 848, the Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013, by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa -- H.R. 848 would make federal grants available to states that develop programs with the goal of removing firearms from people no longer allowed to own guns due to criminal convictions, mental illness incidents or other causes.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.848:H.Res. 40 by Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga. -- H.Res.40 would expresses the House's sense that active-duty military personnel stationed or living in the District of Columbia should be allowed to fully exercise their Second Amendment rights and be exempt from the district's gun control laws.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d113:40:./list/bss/d113HE.lst::H.Res. 55 by Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla. -- H.Res.55 would condemn "unfounded reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend far beyond historical use of self-defense;" urge any state legislature to reject or repeal such bills and laws; calls for creating incentives for states to find alternatives to such laws, such as community-policing grants; encourages states to create penalties for those found to have caused "substantive harm" through racial profiling;" and urges the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to seek to study black males' higher rates of school expulsions and suspensions, homicides, incarceration, poverty, violence, drug abuse and other disparities.
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