Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2019
Legislation Overview
Title: ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Crime and law enforcement
Description: ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act Amends the federal criminal code to modify the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to: (1) include a projectile or projectile core that is designed and intended by the manufacturer solely for use in a handgun (currently, a projectile that may be used in a handgun); and (2) exclude a projectile that is primarily intended by the manufacturer to be used for lawful purposes (currently, a projectile that the Attorney General finds is primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes).
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: May 15, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2019/all-info
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Scott Perry (R); Mike D. Rogers (R); Kevin Cramer (R); Lynn Jenkins (R); Stephen Fincher (R); Tom McClintock (R); Thomas Massie (R); Austin Scott (R); Michael Burgess (R); Adrian Smith (R); Tom Cole (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Robert Hurt (R); Jeff Miller (R); Duncan Hunter (R); Frank Lucas (R); Bruce Westerman (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (17 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 15, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Apr 23, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 23, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 8 2015 | federal link | 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, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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