Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Firearms

Bill Introduced: S.371 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009

2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.

Bill Introduced: H.R.675 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.

2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.

Bill Introduced: S.325 A bill to amend section 845 of title 18, United States Code, relating to explosives, to grant the Attorney General exemption authority.

2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend section 845 of title 18, United States Code, relating to explosives, to grant the Attorney General exemption authority.

Bill Introduced: H.R.642 Recreational Shooting Protection Act

2009-01-22T00:00:00Z

To provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain Federal public land.

Bill Introduced: H.R.623 To provide for greater judicial discretion in sentencing for certain firearms offenses committed in exceptional circumstances.

2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for greater judicial discretion in sentencing for certain firearms offenses committed in exceptional circumstances.

Bill Introduced: H.R.495 Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009

2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

To authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.510 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.

2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.

Bill Introduced: S.205 Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009

2009-01-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.442 Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2009

2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.455 Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2009

2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Bill Introduced: H.R.256 David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.257 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

To prevent children's access to firearms.

Bill Introduced: H.R.265 Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.

Bill Introduced: H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.

Bill Introduced: H.R.45 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.197 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009

2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6842 National Capital Security and Safety Act

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

To require the District of Columbia to revise its laws regarding the use and possession of firearms as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, in a manner that protects the security interests of the Federal government and the people who work in, reside in, or visit the District of Columbia and does not undermine the efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, and military officials to protect the Nation's capital from crime and terrorism.

Bill Introduced: S.3331 Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act

2008-07-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.

Bill Introduced: S.3207 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2008

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.3167 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.